Question of the Day #1071

Feeling 'Under the Weather'?

From the headline of this article at VOANews.com.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉体の具合が良くない、二日酔いで

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

【語源】船に乗っていたら急に悪天候になった ⇒ 海が荒れる ⇒ 船が揺れる ⇒ 船酔いして気分が悪くなる

 

Etymology

According to LanguageTool.org:

Supposedly, way back then, when a sailor was feeling bad, he would retreat below the deck—away from the weather above—which could be described as being under the weather. Another theory claims that the idiom came to be via the old idea that the weather has a strong influence on one’s health.

   

Examples

• I was still feeling a bit under the weather.
• I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a cold.
• There is no doubt that at the present time they are under the weather and are finding the strain considerable.
• MY youngest is feeling somewhat under the weather. The Sun (2014)
• You're feeling a bit under the weather so unsurprisingly you won't feel inclined to push yourself more than you absolutely need to. The Sun (2016)

   

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