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The most interesting thing about Selvin's puzzle is how hard it is. One study found that only 12 percent of those questioned gave the right answere. That's amazing when you consider that someone who's completely clueless can guess and stand a fifty-fifty chance of being right! This is a case where intuition gives a bum steer.
最後に出てきた "bum steer" の意味を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A piece of false information or guidance.: apparently, those who recommended your good service gave us a bum steer
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: misleading instructions or guidance; a misleading suggestion. (Bum = false; phony. Steer = guidance, as in the steering of a car. *Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Wilbur gave Ted a bum steer and Ted ended up in the wrong town. I got a bum steer from the salesman, and I paid far more than I needed to for a used car.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a piece of bad advice: He gave us a bum steer about that restaurant - it was terrible!
語源の "bum" + "steer" を覚えれば意味は直ぐに分かる様になりますね。
The most interesting thing about Selvin's puzzle is how hard it is. One study found that only 12 percent of those questioned gave the right answere. That's amazing when you consider that someone who's completely clueless can guess and stand a fifty-fifty chance of being right! This is a case where intuition gives a bum steer.
最後に出てきた "bum steer" の意味を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A piece of false information or guidance.: apparently, those who recommended your good service gave us a bum steer
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: misleading instructions or guidance; a misleading suggestion. (Bum = false; phony. Steer = guidance, as in the steering of a car. *Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Wilbur gave Ted a bum steer and Ted ended up in the wrong town. I got a bum steer from the salesman, and I paid far more than I needed to for a used car.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a piece of bad advice: He gave us a bum steer about that restaurant - it was terrible!
語源の "bum" + "steer" を覚えれば意味は直ぐに分かる様になりますね。
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