As the mastermind of the whole shebang, William “Rick” Singer has thus far gotten off scot-free.From the 6th paragraph of this article at Marie Claire.
上記の文で、scot-freeの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "scot-free" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
〔支払い・罪を〕免れて、害を受けないで
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:completely free from obligation, harm, or penalty
語源
One Stop Englishによると、中世のイングランドにおいてscotとは、所有地に比例して町民に課せられた税金のことを言った。しかし、水源のない丘や洪水しやすい土地等に住んでいた人は、免税になった。このような人は、scot-freeと言われたが、今は罰や罰金を免れた人を言うようになった。
Etymology
According to One Stop English,In medieval England the scot was a tax levied on the members of a village or town which all the inhabitants had to pay in proportion to the size of their property or the extent of their land. Some people avoided the scot, however, often because their houses were built in unfavourable places such as hills with no water or places prone to flooding. Such people were described as scot free and the term has now come to describe anyone who avoids a punishment or financial penalty that they would normally have to serve or pay.
Examples
- The court let her off scot-free.
- She agreed to testify against her boyfriend and got off scot-free.
- However, they are overwhelming citizens with brutal austerity programmes and allowing the perpetrators to get off scot-free.
- People are still angry about many big Bollywood names going scot-free and the conversation dying down. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Dear woke India, where were you before Kabir Singh?," 28 June 2019
- If two people have the same initial illness, one may end up with bronchitis while the other gets off scot-free. — Amy Marturana, SELF, "8 Bronchitis Symptoms Everyone Should Know," 28 Dec. 2018
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