Meaning of 託す here What does mean in this passage? I see that it can mean "to express in the form of" or "to use as a pretext". Is one of those definitions applicable?

Meaning of 託す here What does mean in this passage? I see that it can mean "to express in the form of" or "to use as a pretext". Is one of those definitions applicable? > ⁠ ****

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The meaning you mention and the usage in question are both 3.

I guess XY= to express X in the form of Y (like above) works, but obfuscates the original meaning of attaching/passing on X. Just as means _to leave a son to parents_ , has a connotation that is passed on/conveyed by .

So ... literally means _tragic stories that are likely to be attached (to such a person) was not passed on (and told) **attached to the prince**_. (In this case, // are practically synonymous.)