今日の単語 liken
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１．今日は liken です。気にも留めずすぎていってしまいそうな単語かもしれません。
Oregon officials liken the vaccine passport to the Jim Crow law. Clackamas County officials drafted a ban on vaccine passports, in which they compared vaccine passports with the Jim Crow law. Currently, Oregon is the only state in the country that requires a vaccine passport or vaccine status check to allow indoor mask removal. This is an already controversial and controversial action. Ten business associations have signed a letter to the Biden administration, calling the passport policy a “warning bell,” and conservative groups threaten to sue Governor Kate Brown if the policy is not withdrawn. It’s not surprising that the county wants to pass its own policy legislation, but so is the wording of the draft ordinance to be discussed on Tuesday by Clackamas County officials. The draft confuses the use of vaccine passports with the creation of “New Jim Crow 2.0 Conditions”. (from Ohio News Time)
Jim Crow Law というのはアメリカの人種差別的内容を含んだ法律のことです。今回のワクチンパスポートを Jim Crow Law だと liken しています。
UK regulator tells neobanks not to liken themselves to banks – The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned the chief executives of neobanks in a Tuesday letter to avoid comparing their upstart companies with licensed banks, voicing concern that consumers may think the challengers’ offerings have the same risk profiles as those from established players. Within six weeks, fintechs that operate under an e-money license—such as Revolut—must notify customers about how protections they offer are different from licensed banks’, such as a lack of Financial Services Compensation Scheme deposit protection.
イギリス当局からネオバンクが警告を受けた。自分たちを既存の銀行に liken するなと。ネオバンクは銀行業の免許がないけれどネット上で金融商品を扱っているような企業のことです。
She has been likened to a young Elizabeth Taylor.
「若き日のエリザベステーラーみたいだね」と彼女は言われているわけです。
He once likened his job to fire-fighting.
「自分の仕事はまるで火消のようだよ」
The pain is often likened to being drilled through the side of the head.
こんな痛みのおこる病気にはなりたくないですね。
２．意味がはっきりしてました。では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみます。
to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else.
to represent as similar or like; compare
If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person, you say that they are similar.
～になぞらえる、例える
今日の単語は
liken ～になぞらえる、例える
でした