今日の単語 gingerly

gingerly

１．今日の単語は gingerly ショウガでないことは確か。

COVID-wary Japan gingerly approaches Olympics starting line – Japanese public fears influx of 93,000 Olympic visitors could worsen the country’s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. (from Aljazeera)

オリンピックは開催されるんですねぇ。

India gingerly eases coronavirus rules as new cases dip to two-month low – BENGALURU, June 14 (Reuters) – Many Indian states eased coronavirus restrictions on Monday including the capital Delhi, where authorities allowed all shops and malls to open, as the number of new infections dropped to the lowest in more than two months.　(from Reuters)

コロナに関する規制を gingerly 緩和する。

Serena Williams’ Wimbledon journey ends with injury – Serena Williams’ 20th Wimbledon ended abruptly after she hurt herself during a match. Williams retired in the first set after her leg was injured in an opening-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus. Williams slipped on the grass while hitting a forehand in the fifth game. She winced and began to walk gingerly, and after losing that game went to the locker room. (from Daily Sabah)

ウィンブルドンでケガをしてしまったんですね。さぞかし無念でしょう。。。

I drove gingerly past the security check point.

セキュリティチェックポイントを gingerly に通った。

２．イメージがわきましたね。では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみましょう。

in a way that is careful and cautious

in a slow, careful way

if you do something gingerly, you do it in a careful manner, usually because you expect it to be dangerous, unpleasant or painful

恐る恐る、慎重に、極めて注意深く

今日の単語は

gingerly 恐る恐る

でした

一週間前の単語は、、今日の単語 chafe 擦れる、イライラする、でした。