Question of the Day #1426

Privacy in a ‘fishbowl society’

From the headline of this article at The Hindu.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 金魚鉢（状のもの）◆可算
2. 〈話〉〔プライバシーのない〕丸見えの場所

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a bowl for the keeping of live fish
2. a place or condition that affords no privacy

 

Examples

1. Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl—every part of your life is open to public view.
2. Living in a fishbowl yields its share of challenges, of course. — Shinan Govani, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2016
3. Athletes rarely got the chance to speak their minds from inside the fishbowl. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
4. The coach warned us that if you play for a top NFL team you live in a fishbowl.
5. Teaching is a high-pressure profession. We work in a fish bowl and it's not for everyone.

   

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