インド総領事として大阪に赴任中の外交家・作家のVikas Swarupとのインタビュー記事(English Journal 3月号)からです。
Swarup: Well, when I wrote this the idea was not to be a social critic or, you know, to pontificate to the world on, you know, what their problems are and how those problems can be solved.
難しそうな単語、"pontificate" は全く知らないので早速辞書を見ます。
・OneLook Quick Definitions: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner ("The new professor always pontificates")
・Dictionary.com: to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
確かに、大学教授や批評家などにこの様な話振りの方がいますね。
Swarup: Well, when I wrote this the idea was not to be a social critic or, you know, to pontificate to the world on, you know, what their problems are and how those problems can be solved.
難しそうな単語、"pontificate" は全く知らないので早速辞書を見ます。
・OneLook Quick Definitions: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner ("The new professor always pontificates")
・Dictionary.com: to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
確かに、大学教授や批評家などにこの様な話振りの方がいますね。
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