From the headline of this article at nation.co.ke.
上記の文で、death knellの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "death knell" 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、2番です。
- 弔いの鐘、弔鐘
- 終焉の前兆
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- PASSING BELL
- an action or event presaging death or destruction
Etymology/語源
Merriam-Websterによると、初めて使用されたのは、1773年。
According to Merriam-Webster:
First Known Use of death knell: 1773
Examples
- the coming of the power press was the death knell of the hand press
- The opening of the superstore will sound/toll the death knell for (= cause the failure of) hundreds of small independent shops.
- The word repeated itself over and over in her head like a death knell.
- Was it the death knell of the nuclear industry or merely curfew time?
- Nor is Mr Gore's loss going to be the death knell for the environment that Preston claims.
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