Question of the Day #1292

Minister out of his depth on jobs crisis

From the headline of this article at NSW Liberal.

  上記の文で、out of one's depthの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "out of one's depth" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

（人）の背が立たない深みにはまって、〔物事が〕（人）に理解できない［の及ばない］、（人）の能力［理解］の及ばない［を超えている］、（人）の手に余る

 下記例文1にあるようにbeyond one's depthということもできます。

 

Answer

According to Dictionary.com :

1. in water deeper than one's height or too deep for one's safety.
2. beyond one's knowledge or capability.

 

Examples

1. The conductor realized that playing the fugue at the right tempo was beyond their depth.
2. Being out of one’s depth is an inevitable fate for a Henry Green character. From The New Yorker
3. The issue takes on a special coloration when the topic under discussion is literally a matter of life or death and when being out of one’s depth can have serious consequences. From Washington Post
4. Mr Gibson is clearly intellectually out of his depth.
5. I'd always struggled at school. I hated it and felt out of my depth.

   

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