She does not know me from Adam.From the 13th paragraph of this article from Adam Peter Wise .
上記の文で、not know (someone) from Adamの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "not know (someone) from Adam" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
(人)を見たことがない[全く知らない]、(人)のことが全く分からない◆【語源】アダムとは、人類最初の人間であり、誰も見たことがありません。「(人)とアダムの区別がつかない」ということは、その人がアダムのように見ず知らずの人であるという意味。◆【参考】know A from B
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:to have never met with someone: to not know someone at all
Examples
- Why should she trust me? She doesn't know me from Adam.
- The man greeted me like an old friend, but I didn't know him from Adam.
- Although I have worked here for two months, I've never seen the department head; I wouldn't know her from Adam.
- Even though Jake had worked at the company for nearly 10 years, the boss still didn't know him from Adam.
- I don't blame them for not giving me permission right away. They don't know me from Adam.
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