Question of the Day #559

"This one came out of left field and really surprised me in the way that it conflicts with common wisdom, but Kozlowski made real sense here. "

From the 11th paragraph of this article at Comparably.com.

上記の文で、out of left fieldの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "out of left field" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

どこからともなくやって来る、突然やって来る、突然現れる

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to be very surprising and unexpected

Examples

• That question came out of left field.
• Her comments came out of left field.
• A good joke comes out of left field and catches you unaware. Times, Sunday Times (2010)
• Suddenly, a thought came out of left field and left field is a pretty quiet place in politics these days. Globe and Mail (2003)
• So it's great when something different comes out of left-field and does well, confounding the scientists. Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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