sellout
['sɛl,aʊt]
英語の語源
- sellout (n.)
- also sell-out, "corrupt bargain," 1862 (in Mary Chesnut's diary), from the verbal phrase (at that time often meaning "dispose of one's interests" in a company, etc.), from sell (v.) + out (adv.). Meaning "event for which all tickets have been sold" is attested from 1923. The verbal phrase sell out "prostitute one's ideals or talents" is attested from 1888.
例文
- 1. A racial sellout unwilling to stand up for himself？
- 奮い立って戦いたくない、人種に反抗する黒人？
- 2.Every concert of hers has been a sellout .
- 彼女の演奏会は毎回満席だった。
- 3.At 1.70 a ticket，a sellout would cost the players about 20，000.
- 1枚のチケット1.7ドルで計算し、満席になると選手たちはそのために約2万ドルを支払う必要がある。
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