From the headline of this article at Patheos.com.
上記の文で、word saladの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "word salad" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
言葉のサラダとあるが、正直言って「言葉のサラダ」と聞いてわかる人が少ないと思う。Merriam-Webster のこの記事によると
In recent years, however, a slightly different use of the term which means something closer to “nonsense” has emerged.(近年、今までとちょっと違うnonsense(無意味な[意味が分からない]言葉)の意味に近い使い方がされている。)ということで、「無意味な言葉」や「意味不明な言葉」という意味になります。
ただし、この見出しはさらに言葉遊びをしている。本来、toss a saladには、「サラダをよくかき混ぜる」という意味があるので、この見出しは一種のシャレになっている。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:a string of empty, incoherent, unintelligible, or nonsensical words or comments
Etymology/語源
Merriam-Websterによると、Word saladという言葉が初めて使用されたのは、1904年。ただし、最初の意味は精神分裂症患者等が発する意味不明な言葉を指した。
According to Merriam-Webster:
First Known Use of word salad 1904However, the initial usage was in its medical sense of "unintelligible, extremely disorganized speech or writing manifested as a symptom of a mental disorder (such as schizophrenia)."
Examples
- … composed an essay that was a word salad of solemn academic jargon. — George Will
- That word salad is the sound of a mouth moving and words evaporating in a puff of dust. — Will Leitch, Daily Intelligencer, "Roger Goodell Is the Prototypical Trump Enabler," 30 May 2018
- This word salad is intended to withdraw Giuliani’s earlier suggestion that the FBI director was fired for not giving Trump a clean bill of health on the Russian collusion investigation. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Giuliani Walks Back Confusing Comments on Daniels and Comey, Creating New Confusion," 4 May 2018
- Your explanation is a pompous word salad, with absolutely no meaning.
- He speaks in word salads that never get anywhere.
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