pussyfoot
英 ['pʊsɪfʊt]
美 ['pʊsɪfʊt]
- vi.気づかれないようにする；そっと行く；慎重にする。
語源
英語の語源
- pussyfoot (v.)
- also pussy-foot, 1903, "tread softly," from pussy (n.1) + foot (n.). As a noun from 1911, "a detective," American English, from the nickname of U.S. government Indian Affairs agent W.E. Johnson (1862-1945), in charge of suppressing liquor traffic on Indian reservations in Oklahoma, who was noted for his stealthy tactics. Related: Pussyfooting; pussy-footed (1893).
例文
- 1. The UN 's member-nations can no longer afford to pussyfoot around the issue.
- 国連会員はもはや尻込みに耐えられない。
- 2.It 's no good to pussyfoot around--they should just lock these people up！
- いつも優柔不断ではいけない。彼らは彼らを閉じ込めるべきだ！
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