sickening 復習
イギリスのメイ首相は、ロンドンでのテロについて非難を述べています。
Prime Minister May condemns 'sickening' attack against Muslims in London
A man drove a van into a crowd of people gathered outside of a London mosque after midnight prayers on Monday in what Prime Minister Theresa May called a "sickening" attack.
A 48-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. No other suspects had been identified, police said.
One person, who had been receiving first aid prior to the attack, died on the scene, but it is unclear at this time whether or not his death was a result of the attack. Ten people were injured.
"The attack unfolded whilst a man was receiving first aid from the public at the scene, sadly, he has died," Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the senior national coordinator for counter terrorism told the media this morning. "Any causative link between his death and the attack will form part of our investigation. It is too early to state if his death was as a result of the attack."
取り上げる単語は"sickening"です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で"sicken"を調べてみると、「吐き気がする、むかつく」の他に「うんざりする、あきあきする」とあり、"sickening"は「吐き気を催させる、うんざりする、不快な」とありました。"sick"「病気の、むかつく、吐き気がする」から派生した語であることがわかります。
つまり、イギリスで相次ぐテロにうんざりしていることを表しています。
LDOCEでは、"very shocking, annoying, or upsetting"や" very unpleasant and making you feel as if you want to vomit"と定義されています。(Akim)
