Reader's DigestのDec.2022/Jan.2023号の記事 'All in a Day's Work' からの引用です。
I ordered customized lanyards to go with the new office security access cards. When the lanyards arrived, at first glance they looked great. But not so much on second glance. Instead of saying "Department of Juvenile Justice," they read "Department of Juviline Gestures."
"lanyards" を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: a string that you wear around your neck or wrist for holding something: A lanyard is useful for carrying your ID card.
・Collins Dictionary: a cord worn around the neck, shoulder, etc, to hold something such as a whistle or knife: He had a watch for a start, which he kept on a lanyard in his waistcoat pocket and for this he was known as Tick-Tock.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a long piece of cord (= thick string), etc. worn around the neck, on which a security pass, ID card, key, etc. is hung: Workers wear ID badges dangling from departmental lanyards.
こんな単語があるとは、日本語では紐とかコードとしか言わないでしょうね。
I ordered customized lanyards to go with the new office security access cards. When the lanyards arrived, at first glance they looked great. But not so much on second glance. Instead of saying "Department of Juvenile Justice," they read "Department of Juviline Gestures."
"lanyards" を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: a string that you wear around your neck or wrist for holding something: A lanyard is useful for carrying your ID card.
・Collins Dictionary: a cord worn around the neck, shoulder, etc, to hold something such as a whistle or knife: He had a watch for a start, which he kept on a lanyard in his waistcoat pocket and for this he was known as Tick-Tock.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a long piece of cord (= thick string), etc. worn around the neck, on which a security pass, ID card, key, etc. is hung: Workers wear ID badges dangling from departmental lanyards.
こんな単語があるとは、日本語では紐とかコードとしか言わないでしょうね。
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