Nadia Aslam caught up with Eventing athlete Imogen Murray to pick her brain about the challenges and joys of the sport she so dearly loves…From the lede of this article at FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale).
上記の文で、pick her (someone's) brainの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "pick her (someone's) brain" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
（人）の知識を借りるこの訳はどう思いますか？簡単に「（知識や経験が豊富な人）の知恵を借りる」または「（知識や経験が豊富な人）に教えてもらう」でいいのではないでしょうか。ビジネス界では、「知見を借りる」でもいいかもしれせん。
Pick someone's brainsとbrainにsをつけることもあります。もちろん脳を複数持っている人はいませんが、あたかも複数の脳を持っているかのように知識や経験が豊富な人から聞いていることが前提なので、このように言うのではないかと思います。
Answer
According to the Cambridge Dictionary:to ask someone who knows a lot about a subject for information or their opinion
Examples
- Can I pick your brain about how you got rid of those weeds?
- I was picking Simon's brains about which computer to buy.
- Do you have a moment? I need to pick your brain about a little situation that has come up.
- He refused to prepare for the exam but counted on being able to pick his roommate's brains.
- I'd like to pick your brains about something. Nothing urgent.
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