Holesが読み終わったので次ぎの本を借りるまでのつなぎに読んでいる "How To Win Friends and Influence People" からです。
Come to think it over, I don't entirely agree with it myself. Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to me today. I am glad to learn what you think on the subject. The next time you are in the neighborhood you must visit us and we'll get this subject thresh out for all time. So here is a handclasp over the miles, and I am.
"threshold" は技術的な文では馴染み深い単語ですが、上の文に出てきた "thresh out" 全然知らない表現です。 辞書を見ます。
"thresh out" の意味を掲載している辞書は余りありませんでしたが、次ぎの辞書に "thrash out" と同じとして次ぎの説明と例を載せていました。
・American Heritage Dictionary: Discuss fully, especially to resolve a
problem, as in We'll just have to thrash out our ideas about where to go on vacation. [Late 1800s]
・Random House Unabridged Dictionary: thrash out or over,to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively.
Come to think it over, I don't entirely agree with it myself. Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to me today. I am glad to learn what you think on the subject. The next time you are in the neighborhood you must visit us and we'll get this subject thresh out for all time. So here is a handclasp over the miles, and I am.
"threshold" は技術的な文では馴染み深い単語ですが、上の文に出てきた "thresh out" 全然知らない表現です。 辞書を見ます。
"thresh out" の意味を掲載している辞書は余りありませんでしたが、次ぎの辞書に "thrash out" と同じとして次ぎの説明と例を載せていました。
・American Heritage Dictionary: Discuss fully, especially to resolve a
problem, as in We'll just have to thrash out our ideas about where to go on vacation. [Late 1800s]
・Random House Unabridged Dictionary: thrash out or over,to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively.
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