The Japan Times May 19, 2024の記事からの引用です。
Taiwan's Lai to bolster 'porcupine' defense against China threat
Lessons learned from the war in Ukraine about how rapidly developing drones can outfox traditional weaponry hint at new Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's defense policy.
"outfox" はずる賢いキツネを出し抜くことを連想しますが、辞書で確認します。
・Collins Dictionary: If you outfox someone, you defeat them in some way because you are cleverer than they are.: There is no greater thrill than to bluff a man, trap him and outfox him.
・Vocabulary.com: To outfox someone is to defeat them at something using quick thinking or sneaky tricks. Some of the most popular fictional detectives cleverly outfox their foes.
You can attempt to outfox your opponent at poker using tricky strategies and bluffs. A political candidate can also try to outfox a rival, either through smart debate tactics or sneakier, more underhanded means. Outfox has been used in this way since the 1930s, from the old-fashioned verb fox, "to delude or deceive," which stems from the idea (popular in folklore) of foxes being wily or tricky.
Taiwan's Lai to bolster 'porcupine' defense against China threat
Lessons learned from the war in Ukraine about how rapidly developing drones can outfox traditional weaponry hint at new Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's defense policy.
"outfox" はずる賢いキツネを出し抜くことを連想しますが、辞書で確認します。
・Collins Dictionary: If you outfox someone, you defeat them in some way because you are cleverer than they are.: There is no greater thrill than to bluff a man, trap him and outfox him.
・Vocabulary.com: To outfox someone is to defeat them at something using quick thinking or sneaky tricks. Some of the most popular fictional detectives cleverly outfox their foes.
You can attempt to outfox your opponent at poker using tricky strategies and bluffs. A political candidate can also try to outfox a rival, either through smart debate tactics or sneakier, more underhanded means. Outfox has been used in this way since the 1930s, from the old-fashioned verb fox, "to delude or deceive," which stems from the idea (popular in folklore) of foxes being wily or tricky.
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