Question of the Day #89

"The ‘knives are out’ for Reince Priebus in Trump’s cutthroat, chaotic White House: report"
From this article at Raw Story.

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

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


〔競争などが〕苛酷な、熾烈な

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

marked by unprincipled practices :  ruthless

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

cut-throatとも書く。名詞系は、1530年頃から。形容詞としては、1560年頃から。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

also cut-throat, 1530s, from cut (v.) + throat (n.). As an adjective from 1560s.

Examples

• But her model for meritocratic social mobility was predicated upon the value of cutthroat individualism.
• These superrich, radical women have earned their cutthroat reputations.
• Scrapping of price fixing legislation led to a cut-throat battle for supermarket customers.
• Many firms have fallen victim to cut-throat competition.
• ‘the cut-throat world of fashion’