cinch

• n.腹帯を締める。
• 腹帯を締める。

PIE*kenkから、囲む、取り囲む、語源的には境内、簡潔。

cinch (n.)

1859, American English, "saddle-girth," from Spanish cincha "girdle," from Latin cingulum "a girdle, a swordbelt," from cingere "to surround, encircle," from PIE root *kenk- (1) "to gird, encircle" (cognates: Sanskrit kankate "binds," kanci "girdle;" Lithuanian kinkau "to harness horses"). Replaced earlier surcingle. Sense of "an easy thing" is 1898, via notion of "a sure hold" (1888).

cinch (v.)

1866, "to pull in," from cinch (n.). Figurative meaning "make certain" is from 1891, American English slang. Related: Cinched; cinching.

1. It sounds difficult，but compared to full-time work it was a cinch .

これは難しそうに聞こえますが、フルタイムの仕事よりは、小さな意味です。

2.The first question is a cinch .

最初の問題は簡単なことです。

3.He is a cinch to be boss of this firm some day.

彼は将来この会社のボスになるに違いない。

4.It 's a cinch that the horse will win the race.

その馬が勝つのは間違いない。

5.The exam is a cinch .

試験は簡単です。