clinch
英 [klɪn(t)ʃ]
美 [klɪntʃ]
- v. ねじる；曲げる
- n. 抱きしめる；釘を打つ
- n.（クリンチ）人の名前；（英）Clinch.
語源
英語の語源
- clinch (v.)
- 1560s, "clasp, interlock," especially with a bent nail, variant of clench. The sense of "settle decisively" is first recorded 1716, from the notion of "clinching" the point of a nail to keep it fast. Boxing sense is from 1860. Related: Clinched; clinching.
- clinch (n.)
- 1620s, "method of fastening," from clinch (v.). Meaning "a fastening by bent nail" is from 1650s. In pugilism, from 1875.
例文
- 1. They were caught in a clinch when their parents returned home unexpectedly.
- 両親が突然家に帰って、彼ら2人が抱き合っているのを見た。
- 2.This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer.
- これは、米国のエンジンメーカーとの合意を間近に控えていることへの憶測をさらに高めている。
- 3.The two lovers were locked in a clinch .
- その恋人はぎゅっと抱きしめていた。
- 4.It can work in conjunction with sales and promotional activities to clinch a deal.販売と販促の2つの仕事を組み合わせてビジネスを誘致します。
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- 5. China has a saying: " not not clinch a deal. 「
- 中国には昔から「やらなければ成約できない」という言葉がある。