Question of the Day #354

"Black man who was held at gunpoint by white officers while picking up trash: 'It definitely brings fear to my heart'"
From the headline of this article at ABC News.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


（人）に銃を突き付けて逃がさない［支配下に置く］

なお、gunpoint自体は「銃口」と言う意味です。（直訳すれば、「銃の先」）

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster "at gunpoint" means the following:

under a threat of death by being shot

Etymology/語源

Gunpointは比較的新しい単語のようで、Merriam-Websterによると、

1951年に初めて使用された。

According to Merriam-Webster:

The word "gunpoint" originates from 1951.

Examples

• Holmes and co-conspirators held the Independence man, identified only as C.H., at gunpoint in a basement, punched him and assaulted him with a hammer and tin clippers. — Max Londberg, Kansas City, "KC man known as 'Peckerwood' guilty of kidnapping, torturing victim in a basement," 10 July 2018
• The family were held at gunpoint for an hour while the men raided their house.
• Two masked men held the bank clerks at gunpoint for three hours.
• She and her two daughters were held at gunpoint by a gang who burst into their home.
• ‘two robbers held a family at gunpoint while they searched their house’