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off-putting

2017年01月16日 | 英語の本を読む

Reader's Digest 11月号の記事 "Who They Really Are" で米国大統領候補のヒラリーは何と言われていたでしょうか?
In New York, Jason Zengerle wrote: She is an introvert by temperament, surely traumatized by the invective thrown at her during her time as first lady, consequently terrified spontaneity, and insufficiently skilled at pretending otherwise. Still, genuine cautiousness can also be off-putting, and by the time of Clinton's last presidential run, her opacity and rigidity had morphed into what looked like haughty entitlement.
"off-putting" は 1/21/2010に取り上げましたが復習します。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Unpleasant, disconcerting, or repellent.: his scar is somewhat off-putting
・Cambridge English Dictionary: slightly unpleasant or worrying so that you do not want to get involved in any way: He's slightly aggressive, which a lot of people find off-putting when they first meet him.

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