From the headline of this article at the Hill.
上記の文で、watchdogの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "watchdog" mean?
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解答
意味: 英辞郎によると、番犬、番人、お目付け役、監視人、監視員、監視機関[機構]ということなので、この場合は、当然「監視機関[機構]」になります。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:one that guards against loss, waste, theft, or undesirable practices
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、番犬の意味は1600年頃から。比喩的な意味は、1845年からと言われている。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
also watch-dog, c. 1600, from watch (v.) + dog (n.). Figurative sense is attested by 1845.
Examples
- Hopefully, the various media organizations and watchdog groups that are suing the Federal Government to get their hands on the memos will succeed.—Robert Silverman, Esquire, "The Senate Is Getting Its Hands on James Comey's Memos", 28 June 2017
- All this has made CCC into something that sounds alien to American ears: a popular, powerful, tech-focused watchdog group, one whose counsel has been sought by both WikiLeaks and Deutsche Telekom AG.—Vernon Silver, Bloomberg.com, "The Hackers Russia-Proofing Germany’s Elections", 27 June 2017
- In exchange, a legal fellowship will be created in his name that will bolster the work of the city's police watchdog agency.—Colleen Long, chicagotribune.com, "Former tennis player James Blake agrees not to sue New York City", 21 June 2017
- The Countryside Commission was set up as the government's official watchdog on conservation.
- ‘the consumer watchdog for transport in London’
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