Question of the Day #1379

The Big Tech Regulation Rigamarole

From the headline of this article at Tech News World.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎では、別の綴りのrigmaroleで掲載されています。

1. 訳の分からない［役に立たない・長過ぎる］話［説明］
2. 無駄な［無意味な・煩わしい・うんざりする］手続き

なお、下記英語の定義では、一つ目の意味は今ではあまり使用されていません。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. something (such as a procedure or an explanation) that is long, complicated, and tedious
2. dated: confused or meaningless talk

 

Examples

1. Why the hold-up? There's still a whole bunch of legal rigamarole to work out … — Tristan Hopper
2. We know now … the real reason McDonald's ice cream machines always seem to be broken is because they're not—they just take four hours and an 11-step process to clean. This rigmarole is often what's actually preventing McDonald's employees from serving up your hot fudge sundae. — Megan Scott
3. Passengers departing from here do not have to go through the same security rigmarole as they do in major airports. From Washington Post
4. "I was a journalist for 20 years and I can spot marketing rigmarole and a contrived script. You have to be your crude, authentic self to attract your audience." From BBC
5. The entire rigmarole, I realised, was just a charade.

   

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