今日の単語 insinuate
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１．今日の単語は insinuate です。in + で想像するものは？例文を見てみましょう。
US-backed YPG burns parts of Syria to insinuate Turkish attacks – The Syrian wing of the PKK terrorist group, the YPG, is burning down areas in Syria’s northern Ain Issa to make it appear as if the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) attacked civilians, a security source stated Sunday. (from Daily Sabah)
Keeping Up with The Kardashians star Kim Kardashian has been adjusting to life as a single mother of four since filing for divorce from Kanye West, and certain clues indicate that she is more heartbroken about it than she has let on. In the months when the couple lived separate lives with Kanye in Wyoming and Kim in Calabasas, the KKW Beauty founder would still post family photos on social media to insinuate that all was well in the West household. Even after reports in January claimed that “divorce is imminent” for the superstar couple, sources said Kim was hopeful that marriage counseling could still help them. (from Screen Rant)
２．戦争でも使われて、スターの私生活にも使われる単語。では、英英辞典で意味を確認してみましょう。
to suggest or hint slyly
to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind
to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful method
to suggest without being direct, that something unpleasant is true
３．日本語でも確認しておきます
ほのめかす、暗示する、（不愉快なことを）あてこする
考えなどを少しずつ染み込ませる、少しずつ植え込む
こっそりと入り込ませる、巧妙に取り入らせる
４．類義語も見ておきましょう。
allude, ascribe, connote, imply, impute, indicate, intimate, mention, propose, purport, refer, signify
５．もう少し例文をみておきます。
Saanich whisky-maker facing lawsuit over alleged misleading branding -In the suit, the association noted that it frequently takes action against distilleries that attempt to pass off their whisky as Scotch whisky or use imagery and names that insinuate the spirits were made in Scotland. Thus, the plaintiffs object to MBD’s use of the terms Caledonian, Macaloney, Glenloy and Invermaillie, as they are of Scottish origin. (from Oak Bay News)
The young recruit stormed out of the meeting after the manager insinuated that she had stolen his idea for the new project.
今日の単語は
insinuate ほのめかす
でした