今日の単語 fraught
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１．今日は fraught 。主に with と使われますが、どんな意味でしょうか。ネットから例文を探して意味を想像してみましょう。
Which Vaccine Did You Get? It’s a Fraught Question – In matters of human affairs, there is little stranger than our tendency to draw fine distinctions of style and status where none are needed. We do it with hats, with indie rock groups, with preschool programs and, now, with vaccines. I have observed a growing divergence of perceptions for what is essentially a mundane scientific and medical device. As I resume my in-person social life, I have been struck by how often the question arises: “So which vaccine did you get?” (from Asharq Al-Awsat)
Fraught な質問とは？ 「どのワクチンを打ちましたか？」
FRAUGHT RELATIONSHIP PERSISTS BETWEEN RESTAURANTS AND DELIVERY COMPANIES – Diners got used to delivery during the pandemic, and the habit may stick around for the foreseeable future. But restaurants and delivery companies remain uneasy partners, haggling over fees and struggling to make the service profitable for each other, the Associated Press reports. (from 225 Magazine)
デリバリーは便利ですが、運ぶ方の確保や双方の利益配分には課題がありそうです。
Tensions boil as May sets up to be a fraught month – analysis - A number of flashpoints events and the cancellation of Palestinian elections may lead to even more violence in the West Bank in the coming weeks. (from the Jerusalem Post)
街中での暴力につながるような状況のようです。 fraught month になるような tensions がある。
The commencement speaker told the graduates that the road to success is fraught with difficulties.
difficulties があるようです。
２．あまりポジティブな場面では使われていないですね。英英辞典と英和辞典の訳をみてみましょう。
full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers
causing or having extreme worry or anxiety
characterized by or causing tension or stress
危険、心配などでいっぱいの、気がかりな
緊張感でいっぱいの
緊迫した
今日の単語は
fraught 心配、緊張感でいっぱいの
でした