Question of the Day #1215

Lululemon’s throwback Unicorn print is back

From the headline of this article at Mlive.com.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 投げ返すこと
2. 逆行
3. 先祖返り

とありますが、どうもどれも今ひとつピンと来ません。問題の見出しの場合は、unicorn printの形容詞なので「かつての」ぐらいでいいのではないかと思います。


 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. one that is suggestive of or suited to an earlier time or style
2. 1. reversion to an earlier type or phase
   2. an instance or product of atavistic reversion

 

Examples

1. He's an unappealing throwback to the days of 80s City slickers.
2. In some ways the new applet technology was a throwback to the old pre-PC days.
3. Having one last throwback holiday helped me accept that. The Guardian(2020)
4. The Bearcats wore the 70s-era throwback uniforms Sunday from the days of Gale Catlett's men. — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2023
5. At the '50s throwback motel, Knight finds a guest named John Stevens. — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Nov. 2022

   

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