outflanked
outflanked はTOEIC 990・TOEFL 100・IELTS 7.5レベルの英単語で、「側面を突いた、出し抜いた、側面を突かれた」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˌaʊtˈflæŋkt/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
側面を突いた、出し抜いた
解説 Definition
outflanked は、敵や競争相手の横側に回り込んで有利な位置を取ったことを表します。軍事の文脈だけでなく、議論・政治・ビジネスで相手の弱点を突いて出し抜いた場合にも使われます。
Outflanked means moving around the side of an enemy or opponent to gain a better position. It is often used in military situations, but it can also describe politics, business, or debate. In these wider contexts, it means beating someone by using strategy, finding a weak point, or getting ahead of them indirectly. It suggests success through smart movement or planning rather than a direct attack.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
flank は「側面」で、army, enemy, attack など軍事語とよく一緒に出ます。out- は outperform や outsmart のように「相手よりうまくやる」という感覚を加えます。outflanked は正面から押し切るのではなく、横に回る・弱点を突く・作戦で先回りする動きです。受け身の「側面を突かれた」とは、主語が攻める側か攻められる側かを文で確認しましょう。
Think of flank as "the side," a word often used with armies, enemies, and attacks. The prefix out- adds the idea of doing something better than the other side, like in outsmart or outperform. So outflanked suggests winning by going around the side, finding a weak point, or getting ahead through strategy instead of pushing straight forward. In passive sentences, check carefully who attacked and who was attacked.
例文
The smaller army outflanked the enemy and attacked from the side.
その小規模な軍は敵の側面を突いて横から攻撃した。
She outflanked her rivals by offering a simpler and cheaper service.
彼女はより簡単で安いサービスを提供してライバルを出し抜いた。
During the debate, the minister was outflanked by opponents who focused on the policy's weakest point.
討論でその大臣は、政策の最も弱い点を突いた反対派に出し抜かれた。
側面を突かれた
(意味 2)解説 Definition
敵の側面から迂回して攻撃すること。また、予期しない戦略や手段によって相手を圧倒または出し抜くことも意味する。
Outflanked means defeated or put at a disadvantage by being attacked or moved around from the side. It can be used in military situations and also in a figurative way for politics, business, or arguments. The word suggests that someone lost because the other side used a smarter position or strategy.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリは outflanked の「側面を突いた」という能動の基本義ではなく、主語が不利にされた側を表す「側面を突かれた」を覚えるためのものです。flank は「側面」、out- は相手に上回られる感覚。be outflanked by arguments のように受け身で使うと、相手の配置・論点・作戦によって逃げ道を失うイメージになります。defeated より、正面から負けたのではなく横や盲点から崩された感じが残ります。
Start with "flank," which means the side of something, especially in military language. Then remember "out-" as in "outperform" or "outnumber," meaning to do better than someone. So "outflanked" suggests being beaten by position or strategy from the side, not by a direct front attack.
例文
The general outflanked the enemy's defensive position.
将軍は敵の防御陣地を側面から迂回しました。
The surprise attack outflanked the defensive line.
奇襲攻撃は防御線の側面を突きました。
The negotiator was outflanked by unexpected arguments.
交渉者は予期しない議論によって側面を突かれました。
outflanked の語源・成り立ち Etymology
out-「外へ、上回って」+ flank「側面」から成る語。flank は古フランス語 flanc に由来し、敵の横へ回り込む軍事表現から比喩的に発展しました。
Outflanked comes from out-, meaning "beyond" or "better than," and flank, meaning "the side." Flank came into English through Old French flanc. The word first belonged to military language about moving to an enemy's side, and later it developed a wider figurative meaning of defeating someone by strategy.
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