New Garfield Park business Skosh seeks coffee fans, home decor shoppersFrom the headline of this article at the Indianapolis Business Journal.
上記の文で、skoshの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "skosh" mean?
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解答
意味：問題文ではskoshは固有名詞ですが、一般的には、英辞郎によると、
〈米俗〉少し、少量、わずか◆【同】a little bit◆【用法】a skoshの形で副詞的に使われることが多い。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:a small amount: BIT, SMIDGEN —used adverbially with a
語源
英辞郎によると、【語源】日本語sukoshi（少し）が簡略化されたもの。正確な由来は不明だが、恐らく第2次大戦後に日本に進駐した米軍人が使い始めたのだろう。なお、下記Merriam-Websterの語源の説明では、太平洋戦争後の米進駐軍が簡略系を使い始めたと断定しています。
また、朝鮮動乱で米軍では体形の小さい兵隊がSkoshと呼ばれたらしい。一般的にはskoshを名詞や副詞句として使用されることがあります。
Etymology
According to Merriam-Webster:The word skosh comes from the Japanese word sukoshi, which is pronounced "skoh shee" and means "a tiny bit" or "a small amount." The Japanese word was shortened by U.S. servicemen stationed in Japan after World War II. Later, in the Korean War, a small soldier was often nicknamed Skosh. In civilian-speak, skosh can be used by itself as a noun or in the adverbial phrase "a skosh".
Examples
- Whipping up a meal at the campsite just got a skosh easier thanks to Wildland and Cinch. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
- Price growth slowed a skosh and inventory ticked up slightly across the nation’s biggest metros in the third quarter. — Cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
- The screen sizes range from 13.3 inches diagonally for the Dell XPS 13 to a skosh bigger (13.4) on the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, while the Dell XPS 15 has a 15.6-inch panel. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 13 Nov. 2019
- “Feeling a skosh blue today so treating myself! …” — @StaceyScotte, May 2020
- “We embrace our identity as ‘the Star of the North,’ or ‘L’Etoile du Nord.’ Alaska notwithstanding, we have the northernmost border, thanks to a notch that nudges into Canada just a skosh.” — Kim Ode, Star Tribune, January 2018
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