Question of the Day #118

今回も、一つのセンテンスから２問です。
Another twofer.

"Mueller is widely seen as a nonpolitical, dogged investigator, respected on both sides of the aisle. "
From this article at CNN.com.
Fifth paragraph from the top.
上から５段落目。

上記の文で、doggedとboth sides of the aisleの意味は？
In the sentence above, what do "dogged" and "both sides of the aisle" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によるとdoggedは、


1. 根気強い、容易に屈しない、粘り強い、頑固な

英辞郎によるとon both sides of the aisleは、

1. 両陣営の

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster "dogged" means:

1. marked by stubborn determination

According to MacMillan Dictionary "both sides of the aisle" means:

1. used for referring to one or both major political parties in the U.S.

Etymology/語源

英辞郎によるとdoggedの語源は、

◆【語源】犬がしつこくつきまとう様子から

Wikipediaによるとon both sides of the aisleのaisleは、

米国の国会の上院の中央の通路から。伝統的に、議長席から見て民主党は通路の右側に座り、共和党は左側に座る。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

Meaning "persistent" is from 1779.

According to Wikipedia:

Usage of the term "aisle" comes from the United States Congress. In the Senate, desks are arranged in the chamber in a semicircular pattern and the desks are divided by a wide central aisle. By tradition, Democrats sit on the right of the center aisle (as viewed from the presiding officer's chair) while Republicans sit on the left.

Examples

Dogged

• a dogged competitor
• dogged devotion
• Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.
• That dogged consistency, I think, is what attracts young voters to Ron Paul.
• But through improved forensic technology—and dogged detective work—detectives discovered that wasn't the case.

On both sides of the aisle

• The welfare proposal has support on both sides of the aisle.
• Massachusetts has also benefited from creative political leadership on both sides of the aisle and from remarkable flexibility by our education unions. — Mitt Romney, Washington Post, Mitt Romney: Trump has made a smart choice for education secretary, 6 January 2017
• The research underscores how climate change is a scientific fact—and thus solutions can and should come from both sides of the aisle. — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, The Atlantic Daily: Planetary Politics, 4 January 2017