Question of the Day #1011

Road To UFC 2 Quarterfinals 2 results, highlights: Fighter scores gnarly elbow KO

From the headline of this article at MMA Mania.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈米俗〉非常に良い、すごい、素晴らしい◆【類】gross; grody; excellent; good; terrific
2. 〈米俗〉非常に悪い、ひどい
3. 〔木・枝などが〕節くれ立った
4. 〔指などが〕ごつごつした
5. ＝ gnarled

日本語でも見られる現象ですが、1番の訳と2番の訳は正反対の意味なので、意味は文脈から読み取るしかありません。
問題の見出しの場合、Fighter scores gnarly elbow KO（選手が、肘打ちのKOで勝つ）なので、この場合は1番（「素晴らしい」）が適訳でしょう。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. GNARLED
2. slang: very bad: such as              
                
   1. very difficult or challenging to deal with
                
   2. NASTY, UNPLEASANT
                
   3. arousing disgust or distaste : GROSS
                
3. slang: COOL, EXCELLENT

 

Examples

• The live album has some gnarly guitar riffs and sweet bass lines.
• Expect anything from firm, packed roads to gnarly switchbacks on narrow trails.
THE 15 BEST OFF-ROADING DESTINATIONS IN THE U.S. | OUTSIDE EDITORS | JUNE 16, 2021 | OUTSIDE ONLINE
• After initially wiping out on the left wave, [Filipe] Toledo responded with a gnarly air reverse on the right and was rewarded with a 9.27. —Hanford Sentinel
• He played in the NFL, but then got bored with football and became a FBI agent. He was a gnarly dude. —Reece Kelley Graham
• The guitar solo took a gnarly, upward tack before everything dropped out, leaving Kent’s vocal fully exposed to launch the final chorus. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 July 2023

   

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