While the initial reaction is to laugh off and ignore their crazy theories, it’s unfortunately not that simple.From the 9th paragraph of this article at The Times Herald.
上記の文で、laugh offの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "laugh off" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
~を笑い飛ばす、~を笑ってごまかす[済ます・片付ける]ニュアンスとしては、下記英語の定義にあるように「笑い事として・ばかばかしいほど些細なこととして」「~を笑い飛ばす」になることが多い。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
Examples
- The coach laughed off the idea that his team wasn't ready to play.
- She didn't get into the school she wanted, but she seemed to be able to laugh it off.
- I did fall on the ice, but it didn't ruin my day—I was able to laugh it off.
- Although his feelings were hurt, he just laughed the incident off as if nothing had happened.
- The couple laughed off rumours that their marriage was in trouble.
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