From the headline of this article at USA Today.
上記の文で、lie in stateの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "lie in state" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
〔遺体が〕正装(で)安置される、公開安置されるただし、下記英文の定義の冒頭にあるように、「有名な指導者の遺体の場合」に限ります。
また、下記例文にあるlieの語形変化に注意してください。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:of the body of a famous leader
: displayed in a coffin in a public place so that people can view it and show respect
Examples
- The body of the ruthless dictator lay in state for two weeks, and public mourning was enforced by his son, who has taken over the leadership position.
- The president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
- Mourners filed past the leader where he lay in state.
- ‘the Maori honoured him with a lying-in-state at Pipitea Marae’
- He lay on the marble slab in the centre of the tiny oblong chapel like a king lying in state.
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