Question of the Day #529

"Often, Charli conveyed not the peppy salesmanship one expects of a celebrity influencer but the bored, glassy-eyed air that so many of us normies radiate during conference calls."

From the 6th paragraph of this article at The Atlantic.

上記の文で、glassy-eyedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "glassy-eyed" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

目がとろんとした、表情がぼんやりした

Answer

According to Collins Dictionary :

having eyes that are void of expression, life, or warmth, esp because of drugs or alcohol

Etymology/語源

によると、

According to :

Examples

• He sat there a moment, glassy-eyed, then rose with a trembling effort and groped aft to the cabin.
• Philip was glassy-eyed with shock.
• Henry gave Paul a glassy-eyed stare and turned to the door.
• Many of the students were glassy-eyed from studying all night.
• Obediently, Martha studied the image of a glassy-eyed young white woman in a long white dress and tiara.

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