今日の単語 staunch
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１．今日の単語は staunch なんとなく力強い感じがしませんか。例文をみてみましょう。
I’m a Staunch Republican. My Boyfriend’s Friends Hate Me. – I’ve been in a relationship with “Nick” for almost five years, and for the most part, it’s been smooth sailing. My family adores Nick. But lately, Nick and I have been arguing quite often. I’m a staunch Republican, and two of his friends, “Jordan and “Andrew,” don’t like that. (from Slate)
お悩み相談の手紙。政治的な信条が人間関係に強く影響するという話ですね。日本ではあまりないですが、それだけ無関心ということですから喜んでいいとは限らないかも。
Opinion: Glenn Youngkin is no moderate. He’s a staunch right-winger. (from the Washington Post)
ぜんぜん moderate ではないよ。staunch な右翼だよ。
He gained a reputation as a staunch supporter of civil rights.
どんな supporter でしょうか。
The country’s asylum laws were amended to staunch the flood of economic emigrants.
ここでは少し違う意味で使われていますね。
Homophobes tried to sabotage a bakery for selling Pride cookies. They failed miserably. – Pride month is upon us, and everything’s coming up rainbows. While I am generally a staunch critic of rainbow capitalism — my identity is not a brand, thanks — this company’s rainbow heart cookies have got me in a real gay mood. Here’s how a bakery in Texas’s Pride cookies sparked controversy, then community. (from Mic)
6月はプライド月ですね。レインボー資本主義という新しい問題も発生しつつ、前に進んでいる感じでしょうか。小さなパン屋さんが作った虹色クッキーで大騒ぎになったようです。
２．では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみます。
always loyal supporting a person, organization or set of beliefs or opinions
to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, especially blood from flowing out
忠実な、信頼できる、確固たる
頑丈な、盤石な
今日の単語は
staunch 忠実な、盤石な
でした