From the headline of this article at ABC News.
上記の文で、heat waveの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "heat wave" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
例文の場合は、3ではないので、1か2になりますが、突然やってくることを考えると一過性なものと考えて1が適訳でしょう。
- 熱波、暑気団
- 〔長期間の〕酷暑、猛暑
- 熱線
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- a period of unusually hot weather
Etymology/語源
Merriam-Websterによると、(酷暑の期間)として初めて使用されたのは、1893年。
According to Merriam-Webster:
First Known Use of heat wave
1893
Examples
- The four heat waves were on Aug. 24-Sept. 3, 1953; June 11-21, 1954; July 26-Aug. 5, 1955; and Aug. 19-29, 1959. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: What's the record for consecutive 90-degree days?," 9 July 2018
- Scientists say intermittent underwater heat waves are intensifying, occurring more often and lasting longer because of climate change. — Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, "Great Barrier Reef Imperiled as Heat Worsens Die-Offs, Experts Say," 4 July 2018
- They do not create the climate, any more than a thermometer creates a heatwave. From the Hansard archive
- The 2003 heatwave claimed tens of thousands of lives.
- "Because, five weeks later, there was a heat-wave in the Red Sea, and everybody took off all the clothes they had." Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling