From the headline of this article at .
上記の文で、tiger mom の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "tiger mom" mean?
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解答
意味： Dictionary.comによると、tiger motherの簡略形一言で訳すのなら「教育ママ」ということになるでしょう。
子供に優秀な成績と従順であることを求める厳しい母親（とくに東アジア系の）
Answer
According to Dictionary.com:Informal form of tiger mother.
a strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children.
Etymology/語源
Dictionary.comによると、華僑のAmy Chua（1962年生まれ）の著書Battle Hymn of the Tiger Motherによって流行した言葉。
According to Dictionary.com:
term popularized by Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, title of a book (2011) by Amy Chua (born 1962)
Examples
- Chua quipped that in China, her controversial book Battle Hymn of the tiger mother is considered normal parenting.
- At least on occasion, Chua has used her tiger mother methods to push heralready accomplished husband to make more of himself.
- ‘because of the number of classes her daughter attends, Lee says some people will think she's a tiger mother’
- 'A Michigan State University scholar has refuted tiger mother philosophy that parents should drive their children to succeed even at the expense of the kids' happiness.' TRUTH DIVE, 11TH JANUARY 2012
- 'Demanding parents may believe that strict parenting can make their kids succeed, but a new study has claimed that tiger moms are actually contributing to the children's low self-esteem and high levels of depression.' TIMES OF INDIA, 20TH JANUARY 2012
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