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vetting

2013年08月12日 | 英語学習
Japan Times Online July 9の記事に覚えたい単語がありました。
NRA starts accepting applications for reactor restarts
Japan restarts its vetting procedure for restarting nuclear reactors after adopting new safety regulations to reflect the lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
"vetting" がその単語です。早速辞書を見ます。
・Collins Dictionary: (British) the act of making a prior examination and critical appraisal of (a person, document, scheme, etc), especially: MP Brian Pallister indicated the vetting would avoid a polarized view of the issue.
他の辞書は "vetting" ではなく、原形の動詞形 "vet" で説明がありました。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance: vet the candidates for a position
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to examine something or someone carefully to make certain that they are acceptable or suitable: During the war, the government vetted all news reports before they were published.: The bank carefully vets everyone who applies for an account.
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