vex /vks/ vt. (〜ed; vext) 1a [しばしば p.p. 形で] いらいらさせる, うるさがらせる, じらす, 怒らせる (irritate, provoke). ・vex oneself じれる, 怒る. ・This would vex a saint. これでは仏様でも腹を立てよう. ・I was vexed by visitors all day. 一日中訪問客に悩まされた. ・He was often vexed at that naughtiness of his son's. 彼はしばしばそういった息子のいたずらに腹を立てた. b …の心を乱す, 悩ます, 困惑させる (disturb, worry). ・Those questions kept vexing his mind [him]. それらの問題が彼の心[彼]を悩まし続けた. ・It vexed him to think about those questions. そういった問題について考えることは彼を苦しめた. ・It vexed him that those questions were still [should still be] unanswered. そういった問題が未解決なので彼は心を痛めた. 2 〈問題を〉長々と論じる, 綿密に検討する (cf. vexed 2). 3 《詩・文語》 騒がす, かき立てる (stir up, agitate). ・winds that vex the sea 海に荒波を立てる風. 4 《古》 〈病気などが〉…に苦痛を与える, 苦しませる (afflict). ・vexed with a bad headache ひどい頭痛に苦しんで. 《c1415》 (O)F vexer L vexre to agitate ← vexus＝vectus (p.p.) ← vehere to carry ← IE weghs- ← wegh- to go in a vehicle: ⇒vehicle