relentlessly 復習
二週間前にフランスパリで起きた、テロ事件に関しての記事です。テロによる犠牲者を追悼するための式典が行われました。
France has held a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in the Paris attacks two weeks ago.
Some 2,600 people attended the service in central Paris, including President Francois Hollande, survivors of the attacks and victims' families.
A minute's silence was held and the names of all the victims read out.
Attackers with assault rifles and suicide belts targeted a number of sites in the capital. Islamic State later said it was behind the assault.
本日、拾う表現は"relentlessly"です。
In his speech, President Hollande said France would "do all it can to destroy this army of fanatics"."It will operate relentlessly to protect its children." he said. "The outpouring of love from around the world has been a great comfort to us and makes us even more proud to have had Nick as our son," they added.
さっそく手持ちの辞書(『Wisdom英和辞典 第三版』)で調べてみると、副詞 容赦なく＜攻撃する・求めるなど＞; 絶え間なく ＜働くなど＞ とあります。ODには "adverb: In an unceasingly intense way" とありました。形容詞の形 "relentless" では 1. ＜人などが＞ ≪...において≫情け容赦のない、厳しい ≪in≫; 苛酷な となります。『Wisdom英和辞典 第三版』。以下、例文です。
She has campaigned relentlessly for her husband's release from prison.
(Cambridge Dictionaries)
The song is relentlessly upbeat
(OD)
Tom was relentless in his pursue of evidence.
『Wisdom英和辞典 第三版』
The relentless heat of the desert
(OD)
関連して、"relent"となると動詞になり、1.＜人が＞態度を和らげる 2.＜荒天などが＞静まるとなります。『Wisdom英和辞典 第三版』
例文: the fury of the storm relented, and the next day the sun finally broke through the clouds
(OD)
幸い被害に遭うことはなかったようですが、留学時のフランス人の寮友がパリに住んでおり、心配するとともに関連のニュースをとても身近に感じています。もう二度とこのようなことが起こることがないよう願っています。(Dew)
