昨日採り上げた "down pat" の表現が出てきた記事の続きです。犯人の一人の法廷での様子が書かれています。
All through the trial Goody wore his ironic smile. While being sentenced to 30 years behind bars, he stood ramrod straight, not batting an eyelash, and when he turned to go off with the guard, he shot one last fleeting smile behind him, looking out past the audience in the direction of the door.
"ramrod straight" の "ramrod" は知らない単語です。辞書を見ます。
"ramrod" 自体の意味は次ぎの辞書の説明のように銃身の芯を清掃する棒の事でした。
・Collins Dictionary: a rod for cleaning the barrel of a rifle or other small firearms: She watched as he scurried off towards the rear of the apartment, his back ramrod straight.
しかし、上の辞書の例もそうですが、人を形容する "ramrod straight" などの形で使われることが多いいようです。
・Oxford English Dictionary: used in similes and metaphors to describe an erect or rigid posture: he held himself ramrod straight
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: marked by rigidity, severity, or stiffness: a ramrod camp director who's been known to send kids home for a minor infraction of the rules
All through the trial Goody wore his ironic smile. While being sentenced to 30 years behind bars, he stood ramrod straight, not batting an eyelash, and when he turned to go off with the guard, he shot one last fleeting smile behind him, looking out past the audience in the direction of the door.
"ramrod straight" の "ramrod" は知らない単語です。辞書を見ます。
"ramrod" 自体の意味は次ぎの辞書の説明のように銃身の芯を清掃する棒の事でした。
・Collins Dictionary: a rod for cleaning the barrel of a rifle or other small firearms: She watched as he scurried off towards the rear of the apartment, his back ramrod straight.
しかし、上の辞書の例もそうですが、人を形容する "ramrod straight" などの形で使われることが多いいようです。
・Oxford English Dictionary: used in similes and metaphors to describe an erect or rigid posture: he held himself ramrod straight
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: marked by rigidity, severity, or stiffness: a ramrod camp director who's been known to send kids home for a minor infraction of the rules
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