昨日の "foil" のハリウッド用語としての意味は： "role contrasting with another role" でした。 RDに掲載の例文: The twins were natural foils for each other.
この例文だけでは物足りないので辞書の説明と例文もチェックしました。
・Dictionary.com: a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast: The straight man was an able foil to the comic.
・American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: One that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another: "I am resolved my husband shall not be a rival, but a foil to me" (Charlotte Bronte).
・Cambridge Advanced Learner's English Dictionary: something or someone that makes another's good or bad qualities more noticeable; The older, cynical character in the play is the perfect foil for the innocent William.
RDに掲載のハリウッド用語はこれまでに紹介した５単語の他にも１２単語あり、いずれも興味深い意味をもっています。投稿する話題が切れたときに使うことにします。
この例文だけでは物足りないので辞書の説明と例文もチェックしました。
・Dictionary.com: a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast: The straight man was an able foil to the comic.
・American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: One that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another: "I am resolved my husband shall not be a rival, but a foil to me" (Charlotte Bronte).
・Cambridge Advanced Learner's English Dictionary: something or someone that makes another's good or bad qualities more noticeable; The older, cynical character in the play is the perfect foil for the innocent William.
RDに掲載のハリウッド用語はこれまでに紹介した５単語の他にも１２単語あり、いずれも興味深い意味をもっています。投稿する話題が切れたときに使うことにします。
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