rubberneck
英 ['rʌbənek]
美 ['rʌbɚnɛk]
- n.首を伸ばして見る人；質問者；ツアーでガイドについていく人
- 好奇心を持って聞く；首をかしげて見る
英語の語源
- rubberneck (n.)
- 1897, "person who is always listening to other people's conversation; person who gazes around him with undue curiosity," from rubber + neck (n.). Popularized with reference to sightseers in automobiles. As a verb from 1896. Related: Rubbernecking (1896); rubbernecker (1934).
例文
- 1. He is a rubberneck .
- 彼は長いこと短いことを聞くのが好きな人だ.
- 2.Don 't be a rubberneck ！
- 人のことをよく聞くな！
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