Question of the Day #62

"Did you see Liz?"
"I sure did. I hardly recognized her. I had to do a double take."

上記の文で、double takeの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "double take" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


《a ～》〈話〉〔驚くべきことなどについて〕少ししてから驚く［気付く］こと、「ふーん…えっ？」という反応、ダブルテイク、二度見◆最初は驚きの核心に気付かず、少ししてから気付きハッとして見直すこと。結果的には「驚いたので2回見る」ことだが「1回目に見た瞬間はあまり驚かなかった」というニュアンスがある。

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first.

Etymology/語源

Dictionary.comによると、

1935-1940年頃、アメリカ

According to Dictionary.com:

1935-40, Americanism

Examples

• His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
• I did a double take when I realized the biggest credit on his resume to date was a Disney comedy TV series called Even Stevens.
• But when he grudgingly appeared with bottle in hand, he did a double take—"Ooh!"
• ‘Tony glanced at her, then did a double take’
• I did a double take - I couldn't believe it was her.