Monday, August 29, 2016

Question of the Day #14

Jane: "So, how's it going with that new guy you're dating?"
Sally: "I thought things were great, but all of a sudden he ghosted me."

上記の会話で、ghostedの意味は?
In the dialogue above, what does "ghosted" mean?

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解答:

意味:問題の英文の場合は、下記1の意味に該当。
  1. 人(特に付き合っている人)が連絡しなくなるまで無視し続けること。
  2. パーティー等の集まりで誰にも挨拶することなく突然退席すること。

Answer:

The answer to the question is definition 1 below.
  1. to suddenly end all contact with (a person) without explanation, especially in a romantic relationship
  2. to leave (a social event or gathering) suddenly without saying goodbye
From Dictionary.com.

Examples

2 comments:

  1. When "ghost" is used as a verb, the first thing that comes to my mind is to ghost-write. But from this context...to suddenly vanish or back off from a relationship??

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