Noam Chomsky著のHopes Prospectsを読んでいます。
The alleged Iranian military threat can hardly be taken seriously for other reasons. One is that any potential threat could be overcome by Western agreement to pursue efforts to establish a Middle East MWFZ. Beyond that, unless Iranian leaders are dedicated to instant self-immolation, the chances of Iran even arming a missile, let against Iran, as claimed, then it can only be intended to neutralize a possible deterrent to a U.S. first strike.
"self-immolation" が分からないので "immolation" を辞書で調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: the act of killing or offering as a sacrifice, esp by fire: Ibrahim Zadh, who was at the Ottawa protest, witnessed the immolation attempt.
・Oxford English Dictionary: kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning: Chinese kings would immolate vast numbers of animals
・Vocabulary.com: Immolation is what happens when something is killed or offered as a sacrifice. In some ancient societies immolation of animals was a common ritual used to gain favor with the gods.
Immolation comes from the Latin word immolat-, meaning “sprinkled with sacrificial meal.” Immolation always involves a sacrifice or offering of some sort. The word often invokes burning, a common method of sacrifice. You might read about the immolation of a group who set themselves on fire to protest political oppression. You can also use it figuratively to describe anything that’s sacrificed, like the immolation of your Hollywood dreams for the good of the family farm.
The alleged Iranian military threat can hardly be taken seriously for other reasons. One is that any potential threat could be overcome by Western agreement to pursue efforts to establish a Middle East MWFZ. Beyond that, unless Iranian leaders are dedicated to instant self-immolation, the chances of Iran even arming a missile, let against Iran, as claimed, then it can only be intended to neutralize a possible deterrent to a U.S. first strike.
"self-immolation" が分からないので "immolation" を辞書で調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: the act of killing or offering as a sacrifice, esp by fire: Ibrahim Zadh, who was at the Ottawa protest, witnessed the immolation attempt.
・Oxford English Dictionary: kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning: Chinese kings would immolate vast numbers of animals
・Vocabulary.com: Immolation is what happens when something is killed or offered as a sacrifice. In some ancient societies immolation of animals was a common ritual used to gain favor with the gods.
Immolation comes from the Latin word immolat-, meaning “sprinkled with sacrificial meal.” Immolation always involves a sacrifice or offering of some sort. The word often invokes burning, a common method of sacrifice. You might read about the immolation of a group who set themselves on fire to protest political oppression. You can also use it figuratively to describe anything that’s sacrificed, like the immolation of your Hollywood dreams for the good of the family farm.
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