These American “bibles,” those dog-eared books for daily life, are the unexamined touchstones of American society.From the 5th paragraph of this article at Time.com.
上記の文で、dog-earedの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "dog-eared" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
なお、2番の意味は本やノート等の書類に限ったものではなく、もっと幅広く使用することができます。
- 〔本・ノート・書類などの〕ページの角が折られた◆【直訳】犬の耳のようになった
- 〔本・ノート・書類などが〕使い[読み]古した[古された]、ぼろぼろの
また、dog-earを動詞としても使用できます。("I dog-eared that page to remind myself")
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- having dog-ears
- SHABBY, TIMEWORN
Examples
- One woman who had been there for 47 years had two very dog-eared birthday cards.
- It is dog-eared and well thumbed, and not all the thumb marks are my own.
- I underlined and dog-eared this concise, user-friendly advice book.
- Now he began to search through its dog-eared pages, scanning the text. - Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
- He rummaged in a drawer and pulled out a couple of dog-eared tickets. - Adam, Paul A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH
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