今日の単語 hot mic
H 0件のコメントhot mic
今日の単語は hot mic です。mic は microphone のことです。意味をまずみましょう。
a microphone (= a device you speak into to make your voice louder or to record your voice) that is switched on, especially without the speaker realizing
An amplified microphone that was accidentally turned on that broadcast words publicly that were meant to be private
新語なので英和辞典にはありませんでしたが、こういう表現は知っておくと便利ですよね。
では例文を見てみましょう。
Joe Biden caught in a hot mic moment – Washington: It’s always the hot mics that tell you what a person’s really thinking – and US President Joe Biden clearly doesn’t think much of Fox News reporters. Biden had convened a meeting with his White House Competition Council on Tuesday (AEDT) to highlight his administration’s efforts to lower consumer prices for Americans. (from The Sydney Morning Herald)
終わったとはいえ、記者会見の場にいるのに油断しましたね。汚い言葉を使ったのがマイクに入ってしまっていました。
Fauci Caught On Hot Mic After Heated Exchange With Republican Senator – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, was caught on tape muttering “what a moron” after a Republican senator demanded that he provide members of Congress with a financial disclosure that is already publicly available. (from Yahoo News)
「まぬけか！」と言ったのが聞こえてしまいました。わざとかもしれないですけどね。
He was caught on hot mic criticizing a member of the public.
A hot mike picked up his boast that he would win.
こういうスペルもアリのようです。
今日の単語は
hot mic 気が付かないうちにマイクに音が入ってる
でした
1年前の単語は spurious まがいものの https://himekurieitango.spurious