今日の単語 elusive
E 0件のコメントelusive
１．e で始まる単語は多いですね。私は何故か覚えにくいなあと感じます。
The elusive work-from-home sweet spot and a wave of tough conversations with the boss: This Week in Work – Plus, less time commuting seems to translate into more time answering work emails. Productivity working at home suffers where children are present or where people are living in smaller spaces with more than one adult working in the same place, research finds. Never a dull moment in the Great Reopening. As we have been tracking, using a hybrid strategy on office location is the clear choice for companies but hybrid comes in many flavours and it’s not just about attracting and retaining talent.(from Financial Post)
まさに。これからどうなるでしょうか。
Plug Power Is Growing Revenue, But Profits Remain Elusive – Plug Power investors have been on a roller-coaster ride this year. The stock fell to a low price of around $20 in May from a high of more than $73 in January. At $33, the stock is still 54% off its high price so far in 2021. The company reported strong revenue growth in the first quarter. It has also recently partnered with Renault, SK Group, and ACCIONA for advancing fuel cells and hydrogen fuel. Let’s see if Plug Power’s growth, and the fall in its stock price this year, make it a buy right now. (from the Money Fool)
とある企業の株価についての記事ですね。株の世界そのものが elusive な気がしますが、、、
Suga’s promise to vaccinate the elderly by August remains elusive – More than half of people 65 or older have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, government statistics reveal. But the current pace of the rollout raises questions over whether Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s goal of having all elderly people who want to receive it complete the two-dose vaccination process by the end of July is within reach. According to data released through the website of the prime minister’s office, about 20.67 million people who are 65 or older, or 58 percent, have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine as of June 28. (from Asahi Shimbum)
（個人的には）日本の政治はいつだって elusive です。
The answers to these questions remain elusive as ever.
つねに理解不能な問題ってありますよね。
In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
乗りたいときには見つからない、と。
２．ひとつの日本語にさらっと置き換えにくい単語ですね。覚えにくいですが、そういう単語に限って使えたら英語らしい表現ができる。では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみましょう。
difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember
eluding or failing to allow for, or accommodate a clear perception or complete a metal grasp, hard to express or define
cleverly or skillfully evasive (evasive はごまかし）
difficult to find
うまく逃げる、捕まえにくい
つかみどころのない、はぐらかされたような
定義の難しい、理解しにくい
覚えにくい、記憶しずらい
今日の単語は
elusive つかみどころのない、理解しにくい
でした