From the headline of this article at Deming Headlight.
上記の文で、inside outの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "inside out" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
問題の見出しの場合の解答は、1番でしょう。
- 〔衣服の着方などが〕裏返しに、裏表に、あべこべに
- 〔知識について〕十分、徹底的に、完全に、すっかり
- 《ゴルフ》インサイド・アウトで
ただし、上記訳の中に、下記英語の定義の3番の訳がないことに注意してください
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- in such a manner that the inner surface becomes the outer
- to a thorough degree
- in or into a state of disarray often involving drastic reorganization
Etymology/語源
Merriam-Websterによると、上記の1番の意味で初めて使用されたのは、1600年頃。
According to Merriam-Webster:
First Known Use of inside out:
circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Examples
- after 20 years of employment there, he has come to know the company inside out
- Homes torn inside out, cars destroyed, trees stripped and toppled, residential streets now rushing rivers. — CBS News, "Hurricane Dorian moving up East Coast after leaving Bahamas in ruins," 4 Sep. 2019
- She put her sweater on inside out.
- He's the best person to tell you how to get there because he knows the city inside out.
- Her umbrella blew inside out.
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