From the headline of this article at Politico.
上記の文で、fixer の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "fixer" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎の訳の中には、
と訳はたくさんあり、例題の場合は２番目が一番適切だと思いますが、それでも複数の人を指すので一つだけ選ぶのは難しく、日本語で同じニュアンスの言葉がない。したがって、ある意味「逃げ」になるけれど、「フィクサー」として訳すのが一番いいかもしれません。ただし、負のニュアンスが強い言葉であることに注意してください。
- フィクサー、取り付ける人、修理工
- まとめ役、仲介者、調停者、弁護士、〔事件を〕もみ消す人、麻薬密売人
- 〔競技・競争などで〕八百長を仕組む人
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:one that fixes: such as
- a person who intervenes to enable someone to circumvent the law or obtain a political favor
- a person who adjusts matters or disputes by negotiation
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、「困った事態を直す」人という意味は1885年より
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
1885 as a person who "makes things right;"
Examples
- Scandal, one-third of Rhimes' Thursday night empire, put a black woman as the lead of a primetime drama for the first time since 1974, with Washington as D.C. fixer Olivia Pope. — Anika Reed, USA TODAY, "'Scandal' series finale recap: Olivia Pope finally puts herself first," 20 Apr. 2018
- As an international fixer, Mr. Giuliani has developed something of a niche for working in — and with — troubled or unsavory regimes. — New York Times, "In Defending Trump, Giuliani Will Lean on His Rolodex and Reputation,"20 Apr. 2018
- If the arrangement was for Cohen to be the fixer and to protect Trump, that plausibly could involve doing things Trump didn't know about. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "Trump’s first tweet about Stormy Daniels makes no sense — and he may regret it," 18 Apr. 2018
- His fixer, who Barfi said was affiliated with the Islamist Tawhid brigade, was set free 15 days later.
- And one of them sometimes says she will be a fixer, like Dad, when she grows up.
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