Question of the Day #1091

Climate change: ‘We’ve created a civilisation hell bent on destroying itself – I’m terrified’, writes Earth scientist

From the headline of this article at The Conversation.

  上記の文で、hell bent (hell-bent, hellbent)の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hell bent" (hell-bent, hellbent) mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 【形】〈話〉〔～しようと〕夢中［躍起・必死］になって、がむしゃらな◆叙述形容詞
2. 【副】〈話〉猛スピードで、がむしゃらに

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent

 

Examples

• No wonder we have helicopter parents hellbent on handholding.
WHY KIDS ARE MAKING US CRAZY | JAMES POULOS | MARCH 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
• Once more, Romney seems hellbent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
PAUL BEGALA: NEWT RAMPAGES, ROMNEY FOLDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEBATE | PAUL BEGALA | JANUARY 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
• But nobody's hell-bent on doing this in the Republican Party. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Both Adam Clay and John Wick are retired from elite secret assassin organizations and are hell-bent on revenge. —William Earl, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
• Many workers are hell-bent on leaving the office once their workday ends, and couldn’t even be convinced to attend their annual office holiday parties last month. —Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024

   

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