Roald Dahlの短編小説 "Claud's Dog" からの引用です。
"You never know, you see. You could be sickenin for it weeks and weeks and not feel it. Then all of a sudden-bang!-and it's got you. That's why Doctor Arbuthnot's so articular. That's why he sent me out so quick, see. To stop the spreadin of disease.
He had now taken upon himself the mantle of the Health Officer. A most important rat he was now, deeply disappointed that we were not suffering from bubonic plague.
外套とか炉棚の "mantle" は知っていますが、上記の "mantle" は何か別の意味ですね。辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: An important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another.: The second son has now assumed his father's mantle.
・Collins Dictionary: If you take on the mantle of something such as a profession or an important job, you take on the responsibilities and duties which must be fulfilled by anyone who has this profession or job.: Glasgow has broadened its appeal since taking on the mantle of European City of Culture in 1990.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: the responsibilities of an important position or job, especially as given from the person who had the job to the person who replaces them: He has been asked to take on the mantle of managing director in the New York office.
"You never know, you see. You could be sickenin for it weeks and weeks and not feel it. Then all of a sudden-bang!-and it's got you. That's why Doctor Arbuthnot's so articular. That's why he sent me out so quick, see. To stop the spreadin of disease.
He had now taken upon himself the mantle of the Health Officer. A most important rat he was now, deeply disappointed that we were not suffering from bubonic plague.
外套とか炉棚の "mantle" は知っていますが、上記の "mantle" は何か別の意味ですね。辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: An important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another.: The second son has now assumed his father's mantle.
・Collins Dictionary: If you take on the mantle of something such as a profession or an important job, you take on the responsibilities and duties which must be fulfilled by anyone who has this profession or job.: Glasgow has broadened its appeal since taking on the mantle of European City of Culture in 1990.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: the responsibilities of an important position or job, especially as given from the person who had the job to the person who replaces them: He has been asked to take on the mantle of managing director in the New York office.
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