Ringの主人公Asakawaとその友人のRyujiは医者のNagaoを訪ね、問い詰めます。
Nagao's eys grew wide with astonishment, and his jaw started to quiver. After a pregnant pause, Ryuji said, "Now, shall I tell you why you have that scar on your shoulder?" Ryuji leaned over and streched his neck until his lips were almost touching Nagao's shoulder.
"pregnant pause" とはどんな "pause" なのでしょうか？さっぱり見当が付きません。辞書を見ます。
・Macmillan Dictionary: full of meaning or possibilities that have not yet happened or been expressed: pregnant pause/silence: "OK, let's move on," said Bartlett after a long and pregnant pause
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: filled with meaning or emotion because of what is going to happen or be said: There was a pregnant pause before the winner was announced.
何でこんな意味があるのかについてVocabulary.comは次ぎの説明をしています。
Pregnant comes from Latin, and literally means "before giving birth" ? prae-, like pre- means "before" and gnasci is a root that means "be born." Pregnant can also mean "filled with something," like inspiration or "rich in significance or implication," like your pregnant pause before answering your friend's question, "You like my new boyfriend, don't you?"
なるほど、意味深な "pause" ですね。
Nagao's eys grew wide with astonishment, and his jaw started to quiver. After a pregnant pause, Ryuji said, "Now, shall I tell you why you have that scar on your shoulder?" Ryuji leaned over and streched his neck until his lips were almost touching Nagao's shoulder.
"pregnant pause" とはどんな "pause" なのでしょうか？さっぱり見当が付きません。辞書を見ます。
・Macmillan Dictionary: full of meaning or possibilities that have not yet happened or been expressed: pregnant pause/silence: "OK, let's move on," said Bartlett after a long and pregnant pause
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: filled with meaning or emotion because of what is going to happen or be said: There was a pregnant pause before the winner was announced.
何でこんな意味があるのかについてVocabulary.comは次ぎの説明をしています。
Pregnant comes from Latin, and literally means "before giving birth" ? prae-, like pre- means "before" and gnasci is a root that means "be born." Pregnant can also mean "filled with something," like inspiration or "rich in significance or implication," like your pregnant pause before answering your friend's question, "You like my new boyfriend, don't you?"
なるほど、意味深な "pause" ですね。
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