From the 8th paragraph of this article at AP News.
上記の文で、furlough の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "furlough" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
この場合は、2番の訳になるわけですが、「無給休暇」でもいいのではないかと思います。
- ～に休暇［賜暇］を与える
- 米〉～を一時解雇する、自宅待機させる
また、下記英文定義の3番にあるように、「囚人の一時帰宅」のこともいいます。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- a leave of absence granted to a governmental or institutional employee (such as a soldier or civil servant)
- a temporary leave from work that is not paid and is often for a set period of time
- a set period of time when a prisoner is allowed to leave a prison
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、従業員を「一時的に解雇する」の意は、1940年より。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
Of employees, "lay off or suspend temporarily," by 1940.
Examples
- One possible way to avoid layoffs is through furloughs—making workers take an unpaid leave of absence …. — Paul B. Brown
- … other airlines are placing pressure on the unionized pilots to take large salary cuts—at least those pilots who haven't already been "furloughed" (the word pilots use instead of the more plebeian "laid off"). — George Hopkins
- Although no one could supply exact figures, sources in Washington, D.C., said nearly 500,000 federal workers were furloughed for all or part of Thursday. In the Los Angeles-Long Beach area about 11,000 of the 40,000 federal workers were sent home because of the operating fund impasse in Congress. — Jerry Belcher
- United Technologies announced that if the shutdown was not resolved by October 7, it would furlough 2,000 employees at a military helicopter manufacturing subsidiary, Sikorsky Aircraft. — United States federal government shutdown of 2013
- On July 16, 2011, Cuomo finalized a five-year deal with the Public Employees Federation to end pay raises, implement furlough days, and require additional contributions to health insurance accounts. — Andrew Cuomo
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