Question of the Day #390

"The conversation would be how to control and/or destroy weeds so government does not have to come in with a heavy hand to deal with the problem. "
From the tenth paragraph of this article at The South Peace News.

上記の文で、with a heavy handの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "with a heavy hand" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


〔管理・支配・統治などが〕厳しく、強圧的に、強権的手法で、過酷に、冷酷に

問題文は上記の訳でいいと思いますが、英辞郎にはありませんが下記英語の定義の2番のような意味もあります。すなわち、「不器用に、ぎこちなく」です。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. In an excessive, authoritarian, or oppressive way or manner.
2. In a clumsy or uncoordinated way.

Examples

• The police dispersed the protesters with a heavy hand.
• My father always punished us with a heavy hand.
• All crimes against women were punished with a heavy hand much more severely than in modern times.
• For they manage things with a heavy hand in the classic land of liberty.