Question of the Day #464

"This announcement didn’t sit well with some of the veterans in the locker room, notably with safeties Ed Reed and Bernard Pollard who decided to voice their opinions."
From the 4th paragraph of this article at SB Nation.

上記の文で、sit well withの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "sit well with" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔状況・考え方・行動・釈明などが〕～にとって納得できる［同意できる・受け入れられる・しっくりくる］◆【用法】通例、否定文で用いられる。

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Please, fit or suit, be acceptable to, as in I don't think that explanation sits well with the headmaster, or His sense of humor does not sit well with this elderly audience. [Early 1700s]

Etymology/語源

Dictionary.comによると、

1700年代初め頃から。

According to Dictionary.com:

[Early 1700s]

Examples

• I doubt the play will sit well with a French audience.
• The idea that some children have to go hungry in this country just doesn't sit well with me.
• Some aspects of my proposal didn't sit well with them, but I assured them that things could be changed to accommodate their preferences.
• Their decision/answer didn't sit well with the Board of Directors.
• The principal's decision did not sit well with many parents.

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