Question of the Day #1032

Stop calling it guilty pleasure: Chilly Gonzales wants us to embrace our tastes without the fear of judgement

From the headline of this article at CBC.ca.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

[名詞]

1. 後ろめたい喜びをもたらす物事、認めたくないが実は好きな対象、恥ずかしい趣味◆通例、one'sまたは冠詞のaを伴う。
2. 後ろめたい喜び

[形容詞]

1. 後ろめたい喜びをもたらす、恥ずかしい［くだらない・認めたくない］けれど好きな

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

 

Examples

• My guilty pleasure is to mix together mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup for dipping my chips. Times, Sunday Times (2016)
• I have a secret guilty pleasure. Times, Sunday Times (2006)
• Set in a world that could exist only in the movies, it is a succulent guilty pleasure, beautifully made junk food for cinastes.
• Fast food isn't the only guilty pleasure rising in price. —Heard Editors, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
• His other guilty pleasure was Chinese food, Lucas said with a smile. —Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 19 June 2023

   

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