Reader's Digest ９月号の単語クイズ 'WORD POWER' の説明文を引用します。
Ahoy, mateys! In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a silly but real holiday celebrated every September 19, these words include three r's (as in "Arrr," the utterance that in 1955 inspired two friends to invent the day). Once you find your sea legs, follow the current to the next page for the answers.
「海賊のように話す日」があるなんて知りませんでした。 ところで、"sea legs" の意味は何でしょう？ 辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: the ability to walk easily on a moving ship and not to feel sick at sea: It won't take you long to find your sea legs.
・Collins Dictionary: 1. the ability to maintain one's balance on board ship, esp in rough weather 2. the ability to resist seasickness, esp in rough weather: And most pleased too that you've found your - what sailors call - sea legs.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a person's ability to keep their balance while walking on a moving ship and to not be ill: Most passengers initially got sea-sick and had a miserable time before getting their sea legs.
Ahoy, mateys! In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a silly but real holiday celebrated every September 19, these words include three r's (as in "Arrr," the utterance that in 1955 inspired two friends to invent the day). Once you find your sea legs, follow the current to the next page for the answers.
「海賊のように話す日」があるなんて知りませんでした。 ところで、"sea legs" の意味は何でしょう？ 辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: the ability to walk easily on a moving ship and not to feel sick at sea: It won't take you long to find your sea legs.
・Collins Dictionary: 1. the ability to maintain one's balance on board ship, esp in rough weather 2. the ability to resist seasickness, esp in rough weather: And most pleased too that you've found your - what sailors call - sea legs.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a person's ability to keep their balance while walking on a moving ship and to not be ill: Most passengers initially got sea-sick and had a miserable time before getting their sea legs.
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