get wind of
うわさを聞く
解説 Definition
秘密の情報やうわさを間接的に聞きつけること。噂や内密の話を耳にする。
If you get wind of something, you hear about it, often before it is officially announced. It usually means you learn some secret or private information through rumor or indirect communication. This expression is common in everyday and informal English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
wind を単なる「風」でなく、「見えないものを運ぶもの」として押さえると記憶しやすい表現です。うわさや秘密が風に乗ってこちらへ流れてきて、本人から正式に知らされる前に耳に入る感じが get wind of。get wind of a plan / scandal / resignation のように使うことが多く、偶然・間接的に聞きつけるニュアンスが強いです。learn や hear about よりも「内密情報を察知した」感じがあり、似た idiom の catch wind of も同じイメージで覚えられます。
Think of "wind" as something invisible that carries news to you. If you "get wind of" something, the information seems to drift in before anyone tells you directly. It often appears with secret or surprising words like "plan," "scandal," or "resignation."
例文
The press got wind of the merger before the official announcement was made.
正式な発表の前に、報道陣が合併のうわさを聞きつけた。
If the competitors get wind of our new strategy, we'll lose our advantage.
競合他社に我々の新戦略が漏れたら、優位性を失ってしまう。
She got wind of the surprise party and had to pretend she didn't know.
彼女はサプライズパーティーのうわさを聞きつけたが、知らないふりをしなければならなかった。
get wind of の類義語・関連語
get wind of の語源・成り立ち Etymology
wind は古英語 wind、get は古ノルド語 geta 系にさかのぼり、構成は get + wind + of。風に乗って匂いや気配が届く感覚から『うわさを聞きつける』となり、windy や windmill と並べると、見えないものを運ぶ力が核だとわかる。
"Get wind of" is made from "get" and "wind," with "wind" coming from Old English "wind." The phrase grew from the idea that wind carries smells, signs, or hints that reach you before you see the source. From that image, it came to mean hearing about something indirectly, especially news or a secret. Related words include "windy" and "windmill."
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