gibe
意味一覧 (2件)
嘲笑、あざけりの言葉
解説 Definition
相手を傷つけたり恥をかかせたりする、短い嘲笑的なひと言を指す名詞。発言の内容そのものに焦点があり、a sharp gibe, a cruel gibe のように、とげの強さや残酷さを形容して使われやすい。
A gibe is a rude or mocking remark made to laugh at someone. It is used for spoken or written comments that show scorn rather than friendly humor.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞の gibe は「場に残る嫌な一言」として押さえる。insult ほど直接的な罵倒とは限らず、皮肉やあてこすりの形で相手の弱点を突くことが多い。hurl a gibe at someone なら、言葉を投げつける感じが出る。動詞 gibe が「あざけって言う行為」なら、名詞 gibe はその場に放たれた発言そのもの。joke と違って、笑いよりも相手を小さく見せる効果が中心。
Think of `gibe` as more than a joke: it is a sharp, mocking comment. It often appears in patterns like `throw a gibe at someone`, which gives the image of words being thrown like little attacks. Be careful not to mix it up with `give`, even though the spelling looks similar. Also keep it separate from `jibe`, which often means `agree`.
例文
The gibe at his mistake was harsh.
彼のミスをあざけるその一言はきつかった。
The crowd's gibe hurt his feelings.
群衆のあざけりの言葉は彼を傷つけた。
Such gibes are hurtful and unkind.
そのようなあざけりの言葉は人を傷つけ、不親切だ。
あざける
(意味 2)解説 Definition
人や意見を標的に、失敗・弱点をすくい上げて冷ややかにからかう動詞。典型的には gibe at ... と続き、議論や集団の前で相手を低く見せる言葉の攻撃を表す。親しい冗談ではなく、軽蔑が前面に出る。
To gibe at someone or something means to make cold, mocking remarks about them, often by pointing out a weakness, mistake, or failure. It is commonly used with at, as in gibe at a person, an idea, or a plan. A gibe is not a friendly joke; it shows disrespect and tries to make the target look small in front of others.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
gibe は「議論中に相手の弱点へ小さな針を打つ」動作として覚える。laugh at は笑う行為まで広いが、gibe at は発言で相手を下げる点が中心。政治家が opponent's plan に gibe at する、同僚が mistake に gibe at する、のように標的を at で置く。綴りは give に近いので、give kindness ではなく give a verbal sting と連想するとよい。
Remember gibe as giving a small verbal sting during an argument. Laugh at is wider and can simply mean to laugh, but gibe at focuses on attacking someone with words and lowering them. The spelling looks a little like give, so think not "give kindness" but "give a verbal sting."
例文
He kept gibing at my answer during the meeting.
彼は会議中、私の答えをずっとあざけっていた。
Opponents gibed at the mayor's new plan as soon as it was announced.
反対派は市長の新しい計画が発表されるとすぐにあざけった。
She was tired of colleagues who gibe at every small mistake.
彼女は小さなミスのたびにあざける同僚たちにうんざりしていた。
gibe の語源・成り立ち Etymology
gibe は「嘲る」を表す古フランス語 giber / gaber 系に由来するとされ、さらに北欧語系の「からかう・ばかにする」語へつながる。はっきりした接辞分解はないが、口でちくりと刺す感じが核。jibe や gab も近縁で、ただ笑うのでなく相手を小さく見せる語感が残る。
Gibe probably came into English from Old French forms such as giber or gaber, meaning "to mock" or "to joke at." It may also connect more deeply with Germanic or Norse words for scoffing or teasing. Over time, it came to suggest not just joking, but a sharp, mocking verbal attack; jibe and gab are related in form or history.
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