Question of the Day #71

"We've known it for some time, but his first week in office is showing just how thin-skinned President Trump is."

上記の文で、thin-skinnedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "thin-skinned" mean?

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解答

意味： Oxford Living Dictionariesによると、


批判や侮辱に対して敏感

反意語は、thick-skinnedなのでわかりやすい。

Answer

According to the Oxford Living Dictionaries:

Sensitive to criticism or insults.

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

1590年頃から使われている。「〜に対して敏感」の比喩的な使い方は、1670年頃から。

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary:

Thin-skinned is attested from 1590s; the figurative sense of "touchy" is from 1670s.

Examples

• She's rather thin-skinned when it comes to comments about her work.
• He's too thin-skinned for a career in show business.
• For these self-righteous and thin-skinned folks, there are apparently limits to the liberal virtue of tolerance.
• This is the thin-skinned Gucci model Franco who hurls tweeted insults with the churlish gusto of Kanye West.
• thin-skinned celebrities, take cover: Ricky Gervais returns to host Sunday's Golden Globe Awards.