From the headline of this article at Raw Story.
上記の文で、mansplain の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "mansplain" mean?
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解答
意味: 英辞郎によると、〔男性が女性に〕偉そうに[上から目線で]説明する◆【語源】man + explain
Dictionary.comによると、名詞はmansplanation(行為)またはmansplainer(する男性)
ちなみに、英語の定義の2番を見ていただければわかるように、最近では必ずしも男性のする行為ではなくなっている。
Answer
According to Dictionary.com:
- (of a man) to comment on or explain something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner
- to comment on or explain something to someone in such a way
Etymology/語源
Dictionary.comによると、初めて使われたのが、2005~2010年の間。
According to Dictionary.com:
First recorded in 2005-10
Examples
- He mansplained to her about female friendships.
- I know some women who are guilty of mansplaining.
- ‘I'm listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife’
- ‘Apparently you can't sell a second-hand car for as much as a new one. So glad he mansplained that to me’
- ‘your response is classic mansplaining’
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