Yuval Noah Harariの "Sapiens" を読んでいます。 'A Permanent Revolution' の章から引用します。
The modern family is still supposed to provide for intimate needs, which state and market are (so far) incapable of providing. Yet even here the family is subject to increasing interventions. The market shapes to an ever-greater dgree the way people conduct their romantic and sexual lives. Whereas traditionally the family was the main match maker, today it's the market that tailors our romantic and sexual preferences, and then lends a hand in providing for them - for a fat fee.
"fat fee" は高額な料金のようですが、辞書で確認します。
・Oxford English Dictionary: large in quantity; worth a lot of money: a fat sum/profit; He gave me a nice fat cheque.
・Collins Dictionary: A fat profit or fee is a large one.: They are set to make a big fat profit.
The modern family is still supposed to provide for intimate needs, which state and market are (so far) incapable of providing. Yet even here the family is subject to increasing interventions. The market shapes to an ever-greater dgree the way people conduct their romantic and sexual lives. Whereas traditionally the family was the main match maker, today it's the market that tailors our romantic and sexual preferences, and then lends a hand in providing for them - for a fat fee.
"fat fee" は高額な料金のようですが、辞書で確認します。
・Oxford English Dictionary: large in quantity; worth a lot of money: a fat sum/profit; He gave me a nice fat cheque.
・Collins Dictionary: A fat profit or fee is a large one.: They are set to make a big fat profit.
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