Hot Words No.39

Aplomb

発音：

[əplάm]

意味：

必要とされるスキルにバックアップされた自信

Confidence backed by required skills

例文1：

When some protesters tried to cause disturbance during the speech, the president handled it with great aplomb.

例文2：

He organized the dinner party with aplomb.

Bode

発音：

[bóud]

意味：

将来の前兆となる

To be a sign for the future

例文1：

The political trends do not bode well for the ruling party.

例文2：

The aide’s conviction bodes ill for the politician.

Cue

発音：

[kjúː]

意味：

次のステップを取るように促すシグナル、何かが次に起きる前兆、ヒント

A signal for the next step to be taken; a sign or omen for something to happen next; a hint

例文1：

She was conditioned by family and other social cues into developing a positive psychological stance on the Republican Party early in childhood.

例文2：

As if on cue, it started raining just as we got in the car.

例文3：

When the company started downsizing, I took my cue and began looking for a new job.

Disseminate

発音：

[disémənèit]

意味：

情報を広げ分散させる

To distribute and spread information

例文1：

By the end of the 19th century, the idea of democracy was widely disseminated.

例文2：

Government’s job is to collect and disseminate necessary information to the public.

Grip

発音：

[ɡríp]

意味：

堅く握りしめる、強い影響を及ぼす、強く関心を湧かす

To hold something tightly; to have a strong impact; to captivate someone’s interest

例文1：

The policeman gripped me by the arm.

例文2：

The bank tightened its belt as recession gripped the financial industry.

例文3：

I am reading a biography of Saint Francis of Assissi. I find it gripping.

Huckster

発音：

[hʌ́kstər]

意味：

1. あの手この手で押し売りのように強引に何かを売ろうとする

(As verb) To be aggressive and even dishonest in one’s attempt to promote and sell something

2. 信頼のおけない強引な営業マン

(As noun) An unscrupulously aggressive salesperson

1の例文：

The whole nation was disgusted with his huckstering showmanship.

2の例文：

Today I had to spend most of the morning hours fending off a huckster who walked in determined to sell his products.

Iffy

発音：

[ífi]

意味：

確定してない

Uncertain

例文1：

My vacation plan in Hawaii is still iffy.

例文2：

A truly responsible financial regulatory system is at best iffy.

Last-ditch

発音：

[lǽst-dítʃ]

意味：

土壇場の、最後ぎりぎりの

Final, before time is up

例文1：

The student made a last-ditch effort to pass the exam.

例文2：

The beleaguered army is frantically crafting a last-ditch strategy.