Question of the Day #923

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From the 1st paragraph of this article at Greatist.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔髪の〕寝癖（のついた頭）
2. 寝台頭部

問題の見出しの場合、当然1番の訳になります。また、英辞郎ではbedheadのワンワードになっていますが、下記Merriam-Websterの定義にあるように二つの単語として表記することもあります。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. the head of a bed
2. or bed head, informal: hair that is mussed or tangled when a person gets out of bed

   

Examples

• I woke up in the morning with bedhead.
• He is a small man with a salt-and-pepper beard, very bright brown eyes and a perpetual case of bed head, little tufts flying every which way. — Alex Witchel
• Gift the person who's serious about their beauty rest with this culty silk pillowcase to keep bedhead and hair snags at bay. — Sarah Maberry, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2023
• Just a few days after dazzling us with her luxurious bedhead glam for New Year's Eve, Jennifer Lopez is back at work to promote her upcoming movie, Shotgun Wedding, which premieres on Prime Video on January 27. — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Jan. 2023
• The Who's the Boss star took to Instagram on Monday to share a morning selfie complete with bedhead and zero make-up, wearing a Yankees T-shirt. — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022

   

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