Hot Words No.20-2

Outlay

発音：

[áutlei]

意味：

新しい事業や企画の為の予算

Money set aside for a new project, plan, undertaking or business

例文1：

You don’t need a large outlay for starting a dot.com business.

例文2：

The automaker is planning a huge outlay on building new plants.

Pariah

発音：

[pəráiə]

意味：

嫌われ者、のけ者

Somebody or something that is widely hated; an anathema

例文1：

Hey, stop acting so obnoxiously! Else, they will start treating you as a pariah!

例文2：

The senator may be a pariah in the rest of the country but is a hero in his state.

In style

発音：

[ín stáil]

意味：

流行の、華やかに

To be in fashion; to be done in an impressive or stately manner

例文1：

Leather sneakers are in style these days.

例文2：

The royal wedding was conducted in style.

Trot out

発音：

[trάt áut]

意味：

理由、意見、言いわけなどを述べる

To present reasons, opinions or excuses

例文1：

Don’t insult me. You are just trotting out the same old excuses you used on me before!

例文2：

The opposition leader trotted out all the reasons she has against the proposal.

Vindicate

発音：

[víndəkèit]

意味：

1. 当初の非難・疑惑などが不当であることを証明する、嫌疑を晴らす

To justify something or someone that was initially suspected negatively; to clear one’s name

2. 正当化

(Noun) Vindication

1の例文：

At first, half the office was opposed to my new strategy, but I felt vindicated when our sales figure kept making a steady increase.

2の例文：

No matter what they say, there is no vindication for torturing prisoners.

Wrangle

発音：

[rǽŋɡl]

意味：

延々と強烈な論争・口論をする

To argue heatedly for a long time

例文1：

The scholars are still wrangling with each other over the significance of the new discovery.

例文2：

After days of wrangling with the opposition leaders, the ruling party was finally able to get the bill passed.