mug

• n. カップ；顔；苦い読者
• vi.顔を作る；グロテスクな外観を作る。
• vt......の写真を撮る；殺人や強盗を犯す

もともとは粘土を焼いて作ったカップやボウル、壷、語源は不明。後に俗語で醜い顔、すなわちマグカップに映った変形した顔を指す。後にスラングで平手打ち、平手打ち、つまり顔を変形させることに使われ、強盗の語源となった。

mug (n.1)

"drinking vessel," 1560s, "bowl, pot, jug," of unknown origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Swedish mugg "mug, jug," Norwegian mugge "pitcher, open can for warm drinks"), or Low German mokke, mukke "mug," also of unknown origin.

mug (n.2)

"a person's face," 1708, possibly from mug (n.1), on notion of drinking mugs shaped like grotesque faces. Sense of "portrait or photograph in police records (as in mug shot, 1950) had emerged by 1887. Hence, also, "a person" (especially "a criminal"), 1890.

mug (v.1)

"to beat up," 1818, originally "to strike the face" (in pugilism), from mug (n.2). The general meaning "attack" is first attested 1846, and "attack to rob" is from 1864. Perhaps influenced by thieves' slang mug "dupe, fool, sucker" (1851). Related: Mugged; mugging.

mug (v.2)

"make exaggerated facial expressions," 1855, originally theatrical slang, from mug (n.2). Related: Mugged; mugging.

1. I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.

このプロトコルに署名するのは愚かだと思います。

2.He picked up his mug and blew off the steam.

彼はコップを持ち上げ、熱気を吹き飛ばした。

3.He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.

彼は自分の醜い顔をテレビに出そうとした。

4.She sipped from her coffee mug 、watching him over the rim.

彼女はコーヒーカップを持って口を開けて飲み、目はカップの縁を越えて彼を見つめていた。

5.He 's a mug as far as women are concerned.

女性の目には、彼はバカだ。