Question of the Day #1407

MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT CATTY-CORNER FROM BELLAMONT RV PARK

From the headline of this article at Bellamont RV Park News.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎には、catty-corneredとして掲載されていますが、同じ意味です。

【形】
1. 対角線の、はすかいの、斜め向かいの
【副】
2. 対角を成して、対角的に、はすかいに

同じ意味でkitty-cornerとも言います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

in a diagonal or oblique position

 

Examples

1. Our offices are next to the bank and catty-corner from McDonald's restaurant.
2. He approached the hospital catty-corner, through the parking lots.
3. Then she leant forwards – the cottage rooms were small, so our sofa and her chair were close to each other, catty-corner – and took my and Hifa’s clasped hands in hers.
4. The clothing shop is just catty-corner to our barracks.
-- What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
5. She’s just sitting at her desk, catty-corner to mine, with her hands clasped in front of her, and her thick dark braid twisting over her shoulder.
-- The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

   

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