a double whammy / limelight / tactics / Sarcophagus / momentous / home in on / scaffolding / reparation

おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。

a double whammy
limelight
tactics
Sarcophagus
momentous
home in on
scaffolding
reparation

a double whammy

意味　二重苦, ダブルパンチ

‘I’ll fight with all have I got’: Martina Navratilova responds to ‘double whammy’ cancer diagnosis
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/tennis/martina-navratilova-throat-breast-cancer-wta-spt-intl/index.html

Tennis great Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat and breast cancer | CNN

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both stage one throat and breast cancer, her agent told CNN in ...

limelight

意味　[the ～]（特にマスコミからの）脚光, 注目

Prince Harry says why he’s not stepping out of the limelight
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/entertainment/prince-harry-anderson-cooper-interview/index.html

Prince Harry tells Anderson Cooper why he's not stepping out of the limelight | CNN

Prince Harry is continuing to speak out regarding the rift in the British royal family.

「spotlight」との使い分けは「特にマスコミからの」の部分なのかな…いつかわかりそうなので今回は不明のままにしとこ。

tactics

意味　[～s; 単複両扱い]（個々の）戦術, 兵法（全体的戦略は strategy）

Kevin McCarthy’s 11th-hour negotiating tactics in his quest to be House speaker
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/politics/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-struggle/index.html

Inside McCarthy's struggle to lock down the House speakership | CNN Politics

Time is running out for Kevin McCarthy.

Sarcophagus

意味　[C] （装飾が施された古代の）石棺.

Egypt recovers heavy ‘Green Sarcophagus’ from US
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/egypt-green-sarcophagus/index.html

Egypt recovers heavy 'Green Sarcophagus' from the United States | CNN

Egypt has recovered a 500-kilogram sarcophagus lid from the United States Monday, Egyptian authorities said at a ceremon...

複数形の「s」じゃなかった。
これ系のニュースだからてっきり大英帝国からだと思ったけどfrom USなのか。あ、そうか、from UKだったらわざわざsubjectに書かないかwどんだけw

momentous

意味　[通例[名]の前で]（将来に大きな影響を与える）重大な, 重要な〈出来事· 機会· 決定· 変化など〉.

Analysis: Five political trends that could make 2023 momentous
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/politics/political-trends-2023-biden-mccarthy-trump/index.html

Five political trends that could make 2023 a momentous year | CNN Politics

Republicans’ take over of the House this week will usher in a two-year political era that threatens to bring governing s...

home in on

意味　〈ミサイルなどが〉A〈標的など〉を正確に狙う, 目指す.

How investigators homed in on the suspect
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/01/us/bryan-kohberger-university-of-idaho-killings-suspect-sunday/index.html

Suspect in the Idaho college student killings plans to waive extradition at Tuesday hearing, attorney says | CNN

The suspect in the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho college students plans to waive extradition at a hearing t...

scaffolding

意味　[U] （建築現場などの）足場材.

3 dead and 2 hurt after a scaffolding collapse in Charlotte
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/us/charlotte-scaffolding-collapse/index.html

3 dead and 2 hurt after a scaffolding collapse in Charlotte | CNN

Three people were killed, and two others injured after a scaffolding collapse at a construction site in Charlotte, North...

動名詞じゃないだと…やばい英語難しい。

reparation

意味　[U][C] 賠償, 補償, 償い

Barbados seek reparation from Benedict Cumberbatch’s family – Far Out Magazine
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/barbados-seeking-reparation-from-benedict-cumberbatch-family/