From the subhead of this article at The Guardian.
上記の文で、inner circleの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "inner circle" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
《an ~》〔共通の目的を持つ〕排他的小集団、取り巻きグループ、側近、内集団、派閥
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:a small group of people who lead a government or an organization or who are close to its leader
Etymology/語源
Dictionary.comによると、初めて記録されたのが、1870〜75年頃。
According to Dictionary.com:
First recorded in 1870–75
Examples
- The President has an inner circle of advisers.
- After nearly 20 years working for the company, I was finally brought into the board of directors' inner circle.
- John, Samantha, Mary, and I are kind of the inner circle of our wider group of friends.
- Dr Simpson was a member of the inner circle of government officials.
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