Friday, June 20, 2025

Question of the Day #1263

Hubble’s Double Take on a Spiral Galaxy
From the headline of this article at NASA.gov.

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

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
《a ~》〈話〉〔驚くべきことなどについて〕少ししてから驚く[気付く]こと、「ふーん…えっ?」という反応、ダブルテイク、二度見◆最初は驚きの核心に気付かず、少ししてから気付きハッとして見直すこと。結果的には「驚いたので2回見る」ことだが「1回目に見た瞬間はあまり驚かなかった」というニュアンスがある。
一般的に、慣用句のdo a double takeで使用されることが多い。
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
a delayed reaction to a surprising or significant situation after an initial failure to notice anything unusual —usually used in the phrase do a double take
 

Examples

  1. His parents did a double take when he came home with a tattoo.
  2. Get ready to do a double take because most of the styles are under $100. —
Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
  3. There were a couple of men next to me staring and doing double takes. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
  4. He'd arrived at the road adjacent to the tree and had to "double take" as he saw it for the first time lying on its side. From BBC
  5. “When you’re walking one way, everyone walking the other way gives the look and double take. It’s entertaining,” he said. From Los Angeles Times
   

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