Question of the Day #1420

L’Oréal Paris taps into cultural zeitgeist with The Devil Wears Prada 2 collaboration

From the headline of this article at Cosmetics Business.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【名】
〈ドイツ語〉時代（の）思潮［精神］◆Zeitgeistとも表記◆【同】spirit of the age

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era

 

Examples

1. His songs perfectly captured the zeitgeist of 1960s America.
2. While some American commentators voiced befuddlement or disdain toward Europe’s low rates of air conditioning, France’s far right seized on the moment to criticize the government and push a plan for widespread AC installation, bringing the issue into the culture war zeitgeist. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 June 2026
3. Lisa, as the world has come to know her, is one of the four members of Blackpink, the record-breaking, zeitgeist-altering girl group introduced in 2016 that is largely responsible for ushering South Korean pop, K-pop, into the global mainstream. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
4. But the zeitgeist around the internet was that it would connect the world and improve lives. - From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
5. There are few footballers of Haaland's calibre who have broken into the cultural zeitgeist quite like he has. - From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

   

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