#1 語彙の用例: revert, pry, stagger, impeach
revert
以前の状態や状況に go back, return するという意味。
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revert (back) to one's old habits
revert to normal = return to normal; become normal again
revert to form (調子が戻る)
revert to type (態度や行いを改めた後で本来の姿に戻る [OLEX 2ed (s.v. revert)]
実例
#IMarchFor the people of California who may feel frustrated by lawmakers in Washington who are trying to revert back to the 1950’s. pic.twitter.com/Z39WudKLk3
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 21, 2017
The energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands to revert to coal power. pic.twitter.com/PLHZijUka3
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 22, 2022
Roe's reversal means that, for all practical purposes, abortion will not be available in large swaths of the U.S.
— NPR (@NPR) June 24, 2022
States including Mississippi, North Carolina and Wisconsin could revert to pre-Roe abortion bans that have been on the books for decades.https://t.co/Qs0y9mCrsK
pry
「プライベートを覗き見る」と覚えれば良さそう。horn in on 何々 / intrude と同じ意味の語。
コロケーション
pry into one's affairs (or lives)
away from prying eyes (詮索の目からのがれこっそりと [Wisdom 3 (s.v. pry)]
I don't want to pry, but … (立ち入ったことを聞くようですが…[Genius 和英3 (s.v. 立ち入る)]
I don't mean to pry (= be intrusive) but… [Olex2 (s.v. たちいる)]
実例
@Mari_Kurisato I'm sorry to pry, but your tweets have made me curious. What kind of health issues do you have?
— Sophie Knight (@Kishakishi) June 11, 2011
Apple is closing a security gap that allowed outsiders to pry personal information from locked iPhones without a password. https://t.co/dxXFAKPhsR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 14, 2018
stagger
walk unsteadily よろよろ歩くという意味 。
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stagger (or spring, struggle) to one's feet (よろよろと立ち上がる) [W3 (s.v. stagger)]
walk with staggering (or uncertain, unsteady) steps (おぼつかない足どりであるく) [W3 (s.v. おぼつかない)]
stagger office hours (会社の出勤時間をずらす) [W3 (s.v. stagger)]
It staggers me that … / It staggers me to do … (~したのは驚きだ)
stagger off (よろよろと降りる)
stagger away from PLACE (よろめきながらどこどこを立ち去る)
stagger over to PLACE (よろめいてどこどこに向かう)
実例
staggering + 名詞も重要。強調表現。
A staggering 69% of Native Americans say inflation is causing them significant financial problems, a new poll finds. Higher food and gas prices compound their already precarious situation.https://t.co/1qXAOoXVvj
— NPR (@NPR) August 21, 2022
Yesterday, marathoner Eliud Kipchoge became the first ever to break two hours. Today in Chicago, Brigid Kosgei set a new women’s world record. Staggering achievements on their own, they’re also remarkable examples of humanity’s ability to endure—and keep raising the bar.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 13, 2019
It is staggering to do の形もある。to think about how much も含めてコロケーションとして意識してもいいかもしれない。
It’s staggering to think about how much federal workers and contractors gave up during this shutdown. For many, what was lost is irreparable. Housing, health care, economic security — the list goes on. We owe it to them to keep the government open.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 25, 2019
語注: irreparable (回復不可能)
India's economy is creating new billionaires at a staggering rate. Read more: https://t.co/Ack6kko1PU pic.twitter.com/XVrCDvg7fQ
— World Economic Forum (@wef) November 20, 2017
Seven staggering facts about global inequality. Read more: https://t.co/ZfH1LWk61g // Source: Oxfam pic.twitter.com/dFSvL1M8PS
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 17, 2017
impeach
impeach は「人格を疑う」という意味もあることを初めて知った。the Impeachment Court は「弾劾裁判所」。
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impeach 誰々 for (or with, of) 罪
be impeached = be denounced / undergo impeachment
be impeached on grounds of 罪
impeach {the witness's testimony / one's motives / one's character}
実例
2021年の1月ごろにトランプ氏の弾劾訴追が話題になりました (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55656385) けど、解任手続きの第一歩として下院が大統領を訴追するのがimpeachというそうです。
1/22号が刷り上がりました。1面は「トランプ氏、2度目の弾劾訴追へ」。
— The Japan Times Alpha (@JapantimesAlpha) January 15, 2021
アメリカでは憲法により「反逆罪、収賄罪その他の重罪及び軽罪」を理由として大統領を解任できると定められています。一連の解任手続きの第一歩として下院が大統領を訴追するのがimpeachです。https://t.co/y9QxUjv87z
これに関連したBiden氏とKamala氏のtweet。Kamala氏のは2019年なので1回目かもしれない。
Today, in a bipartisan vote, the House voted to impeach and hold President Trump accountable. Now, the process continues to the Senate—and I hope they’ll deal with their Constitutional responsibilities on impeachment while also working on the other urgent business of this nation.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 14, 2021
The House has voted to impeach Trump.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) December 19, 2019
I commend Speaker Pelosi and those who voted to put our Constitution above politics.
It’s now up to us in the Senate to hold him accountable.