English Journal 十月号に映画 "Iron Man" の紹介記事(by ケリー・スコット・ファイン)がありその中にあった知らない単語です。
As in the original, he must wear an electromagnet in his chest to keep inoperable shrapnel from entering his heart - a permanent reminder of his own complicity in creating weapons of mass destruction.
聞きなれない単語 "shrapnel" を調べます。
OneLook Quick Definitions: shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
これでも分かりますが、Dictionary.comも見てみます。
1. Military. a. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
b. such projectiles collectively.
2. shell fragments.
Origin: 1800?10; named after Henry Shrapnel (1761?1842), English army officer, its inventor
なるほどShrapnel 氏が発明したからできた言葉ですか。こんな物騒なものは発明しなくても良かったのですが、Shrapnel 氏が発明しなくてもきっと別な人が発明していたでしょうね。
As in the original, he must wear an electromagnet in his chest to keep inoperable shrapnel from entering his heart - a permanent reminder of his own complicity in creating weapons of mass destruction.
聞きなれない単語 "shrapnel" を調べます。
OneLook Quick Definitions: shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
これでも分かりますが、Dictionary.comも見てみます。
1. Military. a. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
b. such projectiles collectively.
2. shell fragments.
Origin: 1800?10; named after Henry Shrapnel (1761?1842), English army officer, its inventor
なるほどShrapnel 氏が発明したからできた言葉ですか。こんな物騒なものは発明しなくても良かったのですが、Shrapnel 氏が発明しなくてもきっと別な人が発明していたでしょうね。
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