Question of the Day #1410

Watch moment Holly Willoughby left screaming and swearing as she braves white-knuckle lap round F1 track

From the headline of this article at The Sun.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【形】
• ひどく緊張させる、手に汗握る、ハラハラさせる、ゾッとさせる、肝を冷やす

• ひどく緊張させるもの、ハラハラさせるもの、ゾッとさせるもの

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

【語源】緊張や恐怖で拳を強く握り締めると指関節の皮膚が白く見える様子から  

 

Etymology

According to Wiktionary:

Evoking the imagery of tightly clenched hands with reduced bloodflow to the knuckles.

   

Examples

1. Hats off to both sets of players for providing such a white-knuckle ride over two legs. - The Guardian (2015)
2. But if this is all too much of a white-knuckle experience there are rides for all ages. - The Sun (2010)
3. At eight episodes, of course, the show can’t possibly be the white-knuckle trip that the film was. — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
4. Zion Adventures has had climbers as young as 5 and as old as 74 white-knuckle their way along the routes. — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
5. Your fun night out is suddenly about to become a wild, white-knuckle ride into the abyss. — Pitchfork, 11 Dec. 2023

   

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