naked as the day you were born

「naked as the day you were born」の発音・読み方

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「naked as the day you were born」の意味

「naked as the day you were born」の例文

She stood naked as the day you were born by the lake.

彼女は湖のほとりで全裸で立っていた。

「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

  • be naked as the day + 主語 + was/were born生まれたときのように全裸である

    After the prank, he was naked as the day he was born.

    いたずらの後、彼は生まれたときのように全裸だった。

「naked as the day you were born」とよく一緒に使う語

「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

「naked as the day you were born」のよくある質問

Q. naked as the day you were born はどんな意味?
「生まれたときのように全裸で」という意味です。全裸であることを強調する、くだけた表現です。
Q. naked as the day you were born はフォーマルな表現?
いいえ。日常会話やユーモラスな文章で使われることが多く、正式な文書では completely naked などが一般的です。
Q. naked as the day you were born の you は誰を指す?
定型句では you が一般的に使われますが、第三者について述べる場合は、主語に合わせて he was born や they were born のように変えるのが自然です。