Question of the Day #204

"Poll: Most voters say Trump is not a good role model for children"
From the headline of this article at The Hill.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


《a ～》〔成功・実績などによって〕他人の手本となる人物、模範になる人、模範的な人

Answer

According to Merriam- Webster:

a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others

Etymology/語源

Merriam-Websterによると、

1947年に初めて使われた

According to Merriam-Webster:

First Known Use: 1947

Examples

• McCown is a future coach, a wonderful role model for young quarterbacks.
—
Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns: What happened with Alex Smith? -- Terry Pluto," 4 Feb. 2018
• Sara Berenson Stone, whose advocacy of countless causes made her a force among Jews for seven decades and a mentor and role model for generations of women, died Saturday (Feb. 3) at her New Orleans home. — John Pope, NOLA.com, "Sara Berenson Stone, New Orleans philanthropist, volunteer, dies at 102," 3 Feb. 2018
• He met twice with Pope Francis and referred to the pontiff as a role model.
• A role model is someone whose behaviors one seeks to emulate.
• Berney then went on to say that he considered the former BaltimoreRaven to be “a model citizen and a role model.”