The decades leading up to the First World War were characterized by the salad days of capitalism...From the 3rd paragraph of this article at the Monroe News.
上記の文で、salad daysの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "salad days" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
《one's ～》〈古〉〔人の人生のうち〕若くて経験の乏しい時期、世間知らずの若い頃、駆け出しの頃上記訳の中に〈古〉とありますが、下記文例にあるように今でも使用されています。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:time of youthful inexperience or indiscretion
語源
Grammar Monsterによると、この言い回しは、シェークスピアの戯曲「アントニーとクレオパトラ」の次のセリフ"They were my salad days, when I was green in judgement."からきてます。
Etymology
According to Grammar Monster,The phrase originated from the play Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, which includes the line They were my salad days, when I was green in judgement.
Examples
- Back in my salad days, I used to go out every weekend.
- Looking back on my salad days makes me smile.
- Whenever I ask my grandfather the meaning of a word I hear on TV, he always laughs and says he'll tell me when I'm no longer in my salad days.
- Even years removed from their salad days at The Rivoli, The Kids were still grappling with how to best communicate with each other. — Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 25 May 2022
- It’s John’s inheritance from his recently deceased father, an original mod revivalist who, in his salad days, once led a bikers’ protest against Margaret Thatcher on the streets of Brighton. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Nov. 2021
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