今日の単語 leeway
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１．今日の単語は leeway 私は初めて出会った単語です。どんな意味か例文をみてみます。
HHS giving hospitals more leeway in using COVID-19 relief funds – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has given providers more flexibility on spending COVID-19 relief funds, and has updated the reporting requirements for good measure, the agency said last week. (from Healthcare Finance)
COVID-19の補助金を病院を使う上で、more leeway をもらえるようです。
Use fiscal leeway to boost spending (from the Economic Times)
消費の底上げをするために fiscal leeway を使え、と。leeway は使えるもの。
‘Zero leeway!’ British expats warned of deportation if they overstay in Spain crackdown - THOUSANDS of UK expats currently enjoying the Spanish sun are living under the increasing threat of potential deportation, it has been claimed. Under the terms of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, Britons living in Spain have had to apply for residency to stay there for prolonged periods. Before this under the EU’s Freedom of Movement rules, they were free to work, live or retire in Spain and other EU countries as they pleased. (from Express)
オーバーステイしたら本国送還。Brexitがらみでこうなったんですね。Zero leeway!
Lockdown: Bengal firms seek leeway for trucks – Industry is hoping that the state administration may review some of the guidelines following the representations made by them over the next few days. Industries based in Bengal want the state government to ease the curbs on the movement of trucks within the state and from outside to maintain the supply chain and distribution for essential items, process industries and export-oriented units. (from the Telegraph online)
ロックダウンでも物流は確保したいですね。企業から leeway を要求。
The law gives companies more leeway to whether to accept or reject.
上の例文と同じ意味あいで使われています。
There is a lot of leeway to make up after the holiday period.
これは少し意味合いがちがいますね。休みのあとに待っているのは、、、
２．なんとなくわかったところで、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみます。
freedom to act within particular limits
an amount of time or period of time that has been lost or wasted
additional time or money
leeway is the freedom that someone has to take the action they want to or to change their plans
if you have leeway to make up, you have to work hard because you don’t have much time to reach a particular goal
自由裁量度
お金や時間のゆとり、余力
make up leeway 遅れを取り戻す
今日の単語は
leeway 余力、ゆとり
でした
昨日は、、、今日の単語 hearten でした
力づけられました。心強かったです。励まされました。勇気づけられました。