Question of the Day #1084

How employee health and well-being fit into the ESG wheelhouse

From the headline of this article at Green Biz.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 《海事》操舵室◆可算
2. 〈米話〉《野球》〔バットの〕最大スピード領域◆一つのスイングで最もパワーが出るところ。ここでボールに当たることが理想。
3. 《one's ～》〈米話〉得意分野、専門領域

1番は、語源と言っていいと思います。問題文の訳は、3番目の訳です。
また、下記英語の2番目の定義に注意してほしいと思います。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. PILOTHOUSE
2. a place or center of control or leadership (as in an organization)
3.              
                
   1. baseball: the section of the strike zone where it is easiest for the batter to hit the ball well
                
   2. an area that matches a person's skills or expertise
                

 

Examples

• This product plays directly into marketing’s wheelhouse.
• Critical thinking is the wheelhouse of the liberal arts.
• Innovation doesn't happen overnight, but having grit and the resilience to achieve your dreams is all within your wheelhouse. —Geneva Schlabach, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• This story of perseverance, suffering and salvation through physical challenges is right in Wahlberg’s current wheelhouse. —Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• Banana chocolate-chip muffins, lava cakes, chocolate-mousse cakes, lemon bars, even cream puffs (my specialty) were well within my wheelhouse. —Sarah Schutte, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024

   

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