Thursday, July 24, 2025

Question of the Day #1276

Sam Altman: OpenAI has been on the ‘wrong side of history’ concerning open source
From the headline of this article at TechCrunch.

  上記の文で、on the wrong side of (something)の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "on the wrong side of (something)" mean?

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. ~の間違った側に、~の不利な側に、~の反対側に、~の悪い方に属して
  2. (人)に嫌われて
  3. 〔年齢が〕~の坂を越えて
上記の三つの訳でわかるように対象によって意味が違います。
On the wrong side ofの反対の意味でon the right side ofということができます。また、イディオムの他に、直訳として「誤った側」「正しい側」という意味になります。
さらに人を対象とした場合、on the wrong side of ~ と同じ意味でon (someone's) right sideという言い方もできます。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
doing things that cause someone to like or dislike one
 

Examples

  1. Still there’s a sense that, on Gaza, Biden has gotten on the wrong side of a chunk of his base. — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2024
  2. Why is she dressing like a teenager when she is clearly the wrong side of 40?
  3. The best way to get through this class is to say nothing unless called upon, and to make sure you don't get on the wrong side of the teacher!
  4. I thought it was all in good fun, but I might have gotten on the wrong side of her with my sarcastic comments.
  5. Parslow said, `Not a chap to get on the wrong side of, Dog. Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME (2003)
   

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