The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Ugly CryFrom the headline of this article at The New Republic.
上記の文で、ugly cryの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "ugly cry" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎等のオンライン辞典に掲載されてなく適訳もないので、下記Lexicoの定義を意訳すると、
激しく泣いているために顔の表情が歪んでしまう状態になります。
動詞として使用する場合は、ハイフォンを入れるのが正しいですが、ハイフォンのない場合も多く見られます。
Answer
According to Lexico:A period of crying so intensely that one's facial expression becomes contorted.
語源
this article at Merriam-Websterによると、ugly cryingという表現は1970年代後半に遡りますが、ugly cryは2000年代前半にOprah Winfreyが頻繁に使用したので有名になった。Merriam-Websterの記事にもっと詳しい経緯の説明がありますので、ぜひ読んでみましょう。
Etymology
According to this article at Merriam-Webster,Though the term 'ugly crying' can be traced to the late 1970s, it rocketed to fame with Oprah Winfrey in the early 2000s.Please see the entire article for a more detailed explanation.
Examples
- ‘the ending of the film will probably elicit an ugly cry’
- No movie can make you ugly cry like My Dog Skip.
- By 2013, Claire Danes had also become associated with the ugly cry because of her emotional portrayal on Homeland of a CIA analyst struggling with bipolar disorder.
- Oprah Winfrey helped popularize the expression, however, when she described how meeting Mary Tyler Moore made her go “into the ‘ugly cry’” in the early 2000s.
- “There is NO shame in feeling deeply. Have that ugly cry, be lost, be confused, but address it - and work towards healing and understanding.”
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