Question of the Day #272

"CNN's Jim Acosta heckled again at Trump rally"
From the headline of this article at CNN.com.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


1. 〔講演者などを〕質問攻めにする、質問して困らせる
2. 〔講演者などを〕やじる、からかう、侮辱する

とありますが、この場合は、２つ目が適訳でしょう。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

 to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

「人の弱点を探るために厳しく質問攻めにする」比喩的な意味は、18世紀末から。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

Figurative meaning "to question severely in a bid to uncover weakness" is from late 18c. 

Examples

• People in the crowd were booing and heckling as she tried to speak.
• A few weeks ago, the Kentucky Republican was heckled outside of an event in Georgetown with his wife, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, over the Trump administration's immigration policies. — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, "Mitch McConnell says protesters 'waited until Elaine wasn't around'," 10 July 2018
• They shouldn't be heckled for wearing short trunks or even a Speedo. — Liza Corsillo, GQ, "These Are the Swim Trunks Women Want You to Wear," 2 July 2018
• A few angry locals started heckling (the speaker).
• [no object] ‘women round him started heckling’