From the headline of this article at ABC News.
上記の文で、skirtの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "skirt" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると自動詞の訳は、
問題の見出しの意味は、当然1番です。
- 周辺を通る、避けて通る
- 周辺にある[位置する]
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- to go or pass around or about
- to avoid especially because of difficulty or fear of controversy
- to evade or miss by a narrow margin
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、「周辺を通る」の意味は、1620年代より。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
Meaning "to pass along the edge" is from 1620s.
Examples
- The government has been accused of skirting round the issue of torture.
- ‘the treaty skirted around the question of political cooperation’
- It would be impossible to do press for the film and skirt questions about the Jolie-Pitt nuptials.
- He just skirted around the subject.
- He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement.
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