The Japan Times Online, Jan. 12のキャプションです。
Left-behind parents receive short shrift from embassies
大使館から受け取る "short shrift" て何？ 記事の先を読んで見ます。
Two recent inquiries have come in from Canadian fathers who have suddenly lost contact with their children.
事件の背景はこれで分かりました。
In both cases, the Canadian Embassy has refused to make any calls of inquiry on their citizens' behalf, citing "protocol."
中略
The main problem, as we see it at the Japan Helpline, is this refusal of embassies to help their citizens.
なるほど、大使館は何も助けてくれなかったと言う事ですね。 ここで辞書で "shrift" の意味・用法を確認します。
・Compact Oxford English Dictionary: 1 confession, especially to a priest. 2 absolution by a priest.
・American Heritage Dictionary: 1. The act of shriving. 2. Confession to a priest. 3. Absolution given by a priest. See Note at short shrift.
"absolution", "shriving" も知らない単語ですが、 "shrift" に懺悔の意味があり、"short shrift" と言う慣用句があるようなのでそちらを調べます。
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: a brief period of consideration of a person's ideas or explanations. They gave the reporter short shrift and got him out of the office. My plan got short shrift from the board--a ten-minute presentation; they then voted it down.
・American Heritage Dictionary: 1. a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution. 2. little attention or consideration in dealing with a person or matter: to give short shrift to an opponent's arguments
どうも "short shrift" の語源は死刑囚が処刑される前に許された. "shrift" からきたようですね。 （懺悔を聞いたpriestは結局、当然ながら、何もしてくれないのは当たり前）
Left-behind parents receive short shrift from embassies
大使館から受け取る "short shrift" て何？ 記事の先を読んで見ます。
Two recent inquiries have come in from Canadian fathers who have suddenly lost contact with their children.
事件の背景はこれで分かりました。
In both cases, the Canadian Embassy has refused to make any calls of inquiry on their citizens' behalf, citing "protocol."
中略
The main problem, as we see it at the Japan Helpline, is this refusal of embassies to help their citizens.
なるほど、大使館は何も助けてくれなかったと言う事ですね。 ここで辞書で "shrift" の意味・用法を確認します。
・Compact Oxford English Dictionary: 1 confession, especially to a priest. 2 absolution by a priest.
・American Heritage Dictionary: 1. The act of shriving. 2. Confession to a priest. 3. Absolution given by a priest. See Note at short shrift.
"absolution", "shriving" も知らない単語ですが、 "shrift" に懺悔の意味があり、"short shrift" と言う慣用句があるようなのでそちらを調べます。
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: a brief period of consideration of a person's ideas or explanations. They gave the reporter short shrift and got him out of the office. My plan got short shrift from the board--a ten-minute presentation; they then voted it down.
・American Heritage Dictionary: 1. a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution. 2. little attention or consideration in dealing with a person or matter: to give short shrift to an opponent's arguments
どうも "short shrift" の語源は死刑囚が処刑される前に許された. "shrift" からきたようですね。 （懺悔を聞いたpriestは結局、当然ながら、何もしてくれないのは当たり前）
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