Question of the Day #1265

‘A crying shame’: Harris rips Trump's remarks about Springfield

From the headline of this article at NBC News.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によるとIt's a crying shameの意味は、

非常に残念です。

A crying shameだけの意味は、下記の英語の定義にあるように「人を悲しませるまたは残念に思わせる状況」。  

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a situation that makes one feel sad or disappointed

 

Examples

1. That struck me as both a crying shame and wholly unsurprising. — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
2. It's a crying shame that she's paid so little for what she does.
3. And that, apparently, was a terrible failure and a crying shame. Times, Sunday Times (2015)
4. That poor kid was finally having a breakout year—it's a crying shame he got injured.
5. A: "I really think this gap in my resume from caring for my mom is the only thing keeping me from getting hired." B: "Well, that's a crying shame."

   

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