Question of the Day #1205

Chilly weather, leather-lunged crowd greeted Miami in 1993 showdown

From the headline of this article at The Shepherdstown Chronicle.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

大声でしゃべりまくる

下記の英語の定義を見ると、英辞郎のニュアンスがちょっと違うと思います。ただ「大声でしゃべりまくる」のではなく、誰かが「inordinately（過度に、異常に、法外に）大きな声」を出している時に使います。

 

Answer

According to :

having an inordinately loud voice

 

Examples

1. The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.
2. Throughout the album, her guests give their all to keep pace with Kidjo’s leather-lunged fervor. - From New York Times
3. Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato were two leather-lunged singers in search of a song in their tuneless "Fall in Line," while John Legend's corny "A Good Night" made him look like he'd gotten lost on his way to a gig at somebody's wedding. - From Los Angeles Times
4. One of the notable effects of technical change has been the obsolescence of leather-lunged oratory of the William Jennings Bryan school, in favor of the "fireside chat" of Franklin Roosevelt; with electrical amplification, a speaker could use conversational style and still be understood in a large auditorium. - 1980, Raven I. McDavid Jr., American English: Essays
5. Some make a story arc of their performances, like Clarkson, who grew over Season 1 from wallflower to leather-lunged sensation. - 2007 April 4, James Poniewozik, “Why American Idol Keeps Soaring"

 

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