sequestration #2
先程と同じニュース中から表現を見てみます。
sequestrationは以前UG先生が解説されていますので復習となります。(cf.sequestration #2 - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心:言葉の森から)本文ではsequestrationの後に(the latter referring to spending cuts in the US)とあることからも「歳出削減」となります。(Shou-VR*)
A global headache: '404' and 'fail' are the two most popular words of 2013
Most frequently used words drawn from various types of media, covering approximately 1.8 billion people in the English-speaking world
Financial woes take the number eight and nine spots with “deficit” and “sequestration” (the latter referring to spending cuts in the US) whilst government incompetency also ranks highly: “filibuster” (a delaying tactic for legislative bodies) comes in at number 11 and “deadlock” at number 14.