Question of the Day #376

"China threatens corporate hit-list on eve of new tariffs on U.S. imports"
From the headline of this article at Reuters.

上記の文で、hit listの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hit list" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


《a ～》〈話〉殺害予定者リスト、終了する予定の番組［企画］のリスト、閉鎖予定店舗リスト

なお、問題の見出しでは、hit-listとハイフォンが入っていますが、ハイフォンのないほうが一般的です。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a list of persons or programs to be opposed or eliminated
broadly : a list of those targeted for special attention or treatment

Etymology/語源

Merriam-Webster によると、

初めて使用されたのが、1972年。

According to Merriam-Webster :

First Known Use of hit list:
1972

Examples

• As China made good on its threat to impose 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of U.S. imports, one big-ticket item originally on its hit list was conspicuously missing: crude oil.
  — Chuin-wei Yap, WSJ, "China’s Tariff Turnaround: U.S. Crude Oil Drops Off the Target List," 9 Aug. 2018
• Our latest glimpse at Russia's hit list reveals a batch of targets that's decidedly weird.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russian State TV Lists U.S. Targets for Putin’s New Nukes--But One Target Doesn't Make Sense," 26 Feb. 2019
• The newspapers were sent a hit list of 100 military and political targets.
• Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
• This will narrow your choice to a smaller hit list of suitable shoes.