come to fruition 復習

一度中身を見てみたい辞書です。

Booksellers feel the force of Star Wars with hit dictionary series

Print dictionary sales may be suffering in the face of online competition, but Gakken Plus Co.’s latest title is a Force to be reckoned with.

The publisher is striking back against the popularity of Internet and smartphone dictionaries with “Star Wars English-Japanese Dictionary for Jedi Masters,” the third offering in its “Star Wars”-themed series.

While the habit of reaching for a hard copy dictionary has declined, this fun-to-read tome has gained popularity not only among English learners but also among fans of the space opera franchise, the seventh installment of which, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” opened in late 2015 in Japan.

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The project came to fruition because Gakken Plus had a contract with The Walt Disney Co., which holds the rights to the “Star Wars” film series.

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201611060014.html

今回取り上げる表現は “come to fruition” です。『ライトハウス英和辞典』（第5版　研究社）で調べますと、“come to fruition” もしくは “be brought to fruition” で「（格式）実現する」とありました。LDOCEには “if a plan, project etc comes to fruition, it is successfully put into action and completed, often after a long process” と説明されており、長い過程を経て実現するというニュアンスであることがわかります。
fruition にはfruitということばが含まれていますので、植物が実を結ぶように物事も上手くいくイメージがわきました。

この表現は過去にも取り上げられておりました。（aqua）
実を結ぶ - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から