Question of the Day #885

In light of that, the flat year on year operating leverage is a bit off-putting.

From the 4th paragraph of this article at Simply Wall St.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈英話〉不快感［嫌な感じ］を起こさせる、不快な、当惑させる、困惑させる、反感を覚えさせる

   

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

slightly unpleasant or worrying so that you do not want to get involved in any way

   

Examples

• He's slightly aggressive, which a lot of people find off-putting when they first meet him.
• What I found off-putting was the amount of work that you were expected to do.
• However, many customers found the smell of this product distinctly off-putting.
• Also, the huge list of chemically ingredients was a bit off-putting. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
• If his job description sounds a little off-putting, the good news is that he writes interestingly and well. Times, Sunday Times (2016)

   

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