From the headline of this article at Reuters.
上記の文で、racy の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "racy" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
正解の1番の他に3つ和訳がありますが、1番の意味があまりにも一般的になっているので、近年この3つはあまり使用されていないと思います。
- 〔性的描写が〕際どい、いやらしい
- 活発な
- 〔文体などが〕キビキビした
- 〔飲食物に〕独特の風味がある
Answer
According to :Honestly, I think that the definition "RISQUÉ, SUGGESTIVE" is so common now that other terms are being used for the other definitions.
- full of zest or vigor
- having a strongly marked quality
- RISQUÉ, SUGGESTIVE
- having the distinctive quality of something in its original or most characteristic form
- having a body or shape that is suited for racing
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、「活力がある」の意(1660年代)からおそらく1901年に初めて記録された「不適切、わいせつじみた」の意が派生した。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
meaning "having a quality of vigor" (1660s) led to that of "improper, risqué," first recorded 1901
Examples
- She is trying to create a racier image for herself.
- Apparently, Minaj received a slew of offensive tweets and rude Instagram comments in response to the racy image.
- She felt a Maxim cover would be too racy, but now she finds herself performing solo acts for fans on MyFreeCams.
- The kids managed to steal some racy photos and some drugs too, right?
- ‘the novel was considered rather racy at the time’
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