From the headline of this article at Blavity.com.
上記の文で、farfetched の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "farfetched" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
〔考え・計画・話・論理などが創意に富んでいるが〕ありそうもない、起こりそうにもない、信じ難い、本当だとはとても思えない、こじつけの、とっぴな、強引とも言える、取って付けたような◆【直訳】遠くから持ってきた◆
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- brought from a remote time or place
- not easily or naturally deduced or introduced : IMPROBABLE
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、far fetchedまたはfarfetchedとも書く。1560年代から。「遠くから持ってきた」の意から。far + fetchの過去分詞形から。もっと以前の言い方にfar fet(1530年代)があった。比喩的な意味は、1600年頃から。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
also far fetched, farfetched, 1560s, "brought from afar," from far (adv.) + past participle of fetch (v.). An earlier form was far fet (1530s). Figurative sense is from c. 1600.
Examples
- While the comparison between Joffrey and Justin may seem cruel, it may not be so farfetched.
- “Rahm running for president is not as farfetched as it might sound,” Sabato said.
- For a girl growing up in Hong Kong 15 years ago, being an artist was a farfetched notion.
- Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty far-fetched.
- The storyline was too far-fetched and none of the actors was particularly good.
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