fool の用法_6_名詞_6_愚か者_6
2022-09-12
本日も前回の用法の続きです。
・He had been very emphatic in his belief that a fool and his money are soon parted. Up to the time of his death I had been in no way qualified to dispute this ancient theory. (彼は「愚か者はすぐにお金を使い果たす」という信念を強く持っていた。彼の死まで、私はこの古来からの説に異議を唱える資格は全くなかった。) A Fool and His Money
【研究】A fool and his money are soon parted. で「[直訳]愚者はすぐに金と別れる」から「[意訳]愚か者はすぐにお金を使い果たす」を意味します。
次回も本用法を扱います。