Question of the Day #816

While everything seems really far-fetched at the moment, we understand why many may be having trouble understanding the true essence of what we can expect through the Metaverse.

From the 14th paragraph of this article at Digital Information World.

  上記の文で、far-fetchedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "far-fetched" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔考え・計画・話・論理などが創意に富んでいるが〕ありそうもない、起こりそうにもない、信じ難い、本当だとはとても思えない、こじつけの、とっぴな、強引とも言える、取って付けたような◆【直訳】遠くから持ってきた

   

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

 

Examples

• Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty far-fetched.
• This is probably not far-fetched, as everyone employs various techniques before a fight.
• Of course, many of the ideas were far-fetched, but many turned out to be right.
• The storyline was too far-fetched and none of the actors was particularly good.
• This is not some far-fetched scaremongering from the left. - The Guardian (2018)

 

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