Question of the Day #1222

How a 19th-Century Scot’s Harebrained Quest Shaped Sovereignty in Western Sahara

From the headline of this article at New Lines Magazine.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔人・行動などが〕軽率な、向こう見ずな
2. 〔計画などが〕無謀な、とっぴな

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. FOOLISH
2. ABSURD, RIDICULOUS

 

Examples

1. That sounds like another of his harebrained schemes!
2. The scheme was to run a road through the centre of the town and to build a bridge across the main street—a most harebrained scheme.
3. Of all his campaign pledges, none was more appealing to those at his rallies than the border wall, and none was more harebrained. — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
4. Because more often than not, a harebrained idea can turn into the perfect message that will resonate with other people trying to find the right words to say. —Sarah Cook, al.com, 15 July 2019
5. This is a far better approach to increasing revenue than a harebrained attempt to increase monthly active users through the alleged allure of longer tweets. — Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017

   

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