「naked as the day you were born」のレベル別の例文
「 naked as the day you were born」のコアイメージ コアイメージ
生まれたときのように全裸で、守るものがなく無防備にさらされている状態を表す
「naked as the day you were born」のよく使う型
「naked as the day you were born」とよく一緒に使う語
- completely naked全裸の
- totally nakedまったく裸の
- stark naked真っ裸の
- run around naked裸で走り回る
- stand naked裸で立つ
「naked as the day you were born」のよくある間違い
✕ He was naked as the day you were born.
○ He was naked as the day he was born.
主語が he の場合、he が生まれた日の状態と比較するため、定型句内も he にするのが自然です。you のままだと、聞き手が生まれた日の状態を指すように読めます。
✕ The official document described him as naked as the day you were born.
○ The official document described him as completely naked.
この表現はくだけた、しばしばユーモラスな言い方なので、正式な文書では completely naked などの表現が適切です。
「 naked as the day you were born」の英英 英英
Used to describe someone completely unclothed or, figuratively, completely exposed or defenseless.
「 naked as the day you were born」の語源 語源
naked as the day you were bornは、naked(裸)とas the day you were born(生まれた日のように)を組み合わせた比喩で、文字どおりの全裸に加え比喩的に無防備さやさらされている状態も示す表現。
「 naked as the day you were born」のコラム コラム
- 文脈によっては文字どおりの裸だけでなく、無防備さや何も隠していない状態を強調する比喩として使われる