"Will Poulter: “I’m a scaredy cat – I’ll always avoid confrontation”"From the headline of this article at NME.
上記の文で、scaredy catの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "scaredy cat" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
〈話〉意気地なし、弱虫、臆病者なお、英辞郎では特定されていませんが、scaredyは子供の使う単語で「怖がり」の意味です。が、会話の中ではscaredyもscaredy catも大人が使用することもあります。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:an unduly fearful person
Etymology/語源
Merriam-Websterによると、わかる限り、初めて使用されたのが1948年。
According to Merriam-Webster:
The first known use of scaredy-cat was in 1948
Examples
- Come on, scaredy-cat - it won't bite you!
- Don't be such a scaredy-cat.
- I watch from my scaredy-cat corner. Times, Sunday Times (2015)
- She's not the only celeb scaredy-cat. The Sun (2008)
- Ryan was feeling sick. He thought about going to the doctor, but he is a scaredy-cat when it comes to needles. In other words, he’s too scared to go.
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