嫌なやつ
解説 Definition
身勝手で不快な人物を強く侮辱して呼ぶ語。非常に下品な表現なので、使用する場面には注意が必要。
An asshole is a person judged to be extremely unpleasant, selfish, inconsiderate, or offensive. It is a strongly insulting and vulgar term, although someone may sometimes apply it to their own past behavior when apologizing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人に対して使う asshole は、単なる「嫌いな人」より強く、無礼で身勝手な人物を非難する非常に下品な語です。Don't be an asshole. は「嫌なやつになるな」「ひどいことをするな」という強い叱責になります。意味を理解する一方、自分で使うなら親しい間柄や作品中の台詞など、場面を慎重に選ぶと覚えておきましょう。
For the personal insult, remember the common patterns That asshole…, Don’t be an asshole, and I was an asshole to you. The word is much stronger and more vulgar than unpleasant person or jerk; it condemns someone as selfish, rude, or cruel. It can target a person generally or criticize how someone behaved in one situation, as in an apology. Understanding it is useful for films, arguments, and informal dialogue, but using it can seriously offend people. British English commonly has the corresponding spelling arsehole, while jerk is a milder alternative in many contexts.
例文
That asshole took my parking space.
あの嫌なやつが私の駐車スペースを横取りした。
I was an asshole to you, and I'm sorry.
君にひどい態度を取ってしまって、本当にごめん。
Don't be an asshole to the new employee.
新しく入った人に嫌な態度を取るなよ。
asshole の類義語・関連語
asshole の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ass「尻」と hole「穴」を組み合わせた米語の卑語で、身体部位を指す語から、侮蔑的に「ひどく不快な人」を指すようになりました。英国式の綴りでは arsehole が一般的です。
Asshole is an American English vulgar compound of ass, referring to the buttocks, and hole. It first names the anatomical opening and later developed a figurative use as a severe insult for an objectionable person. This movement from a taboo body-part term to a personal insult is common in slang. British English more often uses arsehole, built from the British form arse, though asshole is also widely understood internationally.
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