Question of the Day #852

The Philly rapper born Tariq Trotter had of course already displayed his otherworldly dexterity as frontman and co-founder of The Roots, and, beginning in 2018, emerged as a willing and capable soloist with a series of freewheeling mini-releases.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at NPR.org.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔車輪などが〕惰性で走行する、フリーホイールの
2. 〔人が〕自由に行動する、自由気まま［奔放］な
3. 〔言動が〕慎みがない、無責任な

問題文の場合は、楽曲や歌詞に関するものなので三番目が適訳ですが、ニュアンスとしては二番の訳も間違っていないと思います。  

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

free and loose in form or manner: such as

1. heedless of social norms or niceties
2. not repressed or restrained
3. not bound by formal rules, procedures, or guidelines
4. loose and undisciplined : not defensive

   

Examples

• There is an independence and freewheeling spirit in Alaska.
• He has given up his freewheeling lifestyle to settle down with his baby daughter.
• Loose, freewheeling charges were traded during the argument
• Incongruity isn’t seen as a blemish, and the lyrics tend to be more freewheeling and braggadocious. -Sheldon Pearc, The New Yorker, 30 June 2021
• Made for Love, which is certainly not quite like any other book on earth, is more freewheeling, dense with references—an experiment whose outcome is as vivid and as startling as a chip stuck in the brain.- Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2021

   

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