Question of the Day #530

"Secretary-General of the MCB Harun Khan said that it was vital that the commission is 'more than just a knee-jerk PR reaction' and got to the bottom of the causes of prejudice."

From the 7th paragraph of this article at Newsweek.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈話〉〔言動などが〕反射的な、思慮に欠ける◆軽蔑的
2. 〈話〉〔言動などが〕ワンパターンの、お定まりの◆軽蔑的

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. readily predictable: AUTOMATIC
2. also, disapproving: reacting in a readily predictable way

Examples

• The knee jerk reaction to provide ventilators for Africa is understandable. — Efosa Ojomo, Quartz Africa, "African countries don’t need donated ventilators without revamping their health systems first," 2 May 2020
• When asked about crime, the mayor’s knee-jerk reaction is to call for longer prison sentences.
• The knee-jerk reaction to this is to call for proper security in all hospitals.
• The knee-jerk cynicism with which it has been greeted is dysfunctional.
  PAUL RYAN’S NEW PLAN IS A GOOD ONE, ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK PEOPLE|JOHN MCWHORTER|JULY 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
• Republicans are going to try to paint Bellows as a knee-jerk Democrat who just uses the civil-liberties argument when convenient.
  PRO-POT, PRO-GAY, ANTI-NSA… AND RUNNING FOR SENATE|DAVID FREEDLANDER|APRIL 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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