foil 復習
オーストラリア人男性二人が、飛行機を無理に着陸させようとテロを企てたとして逮捕されました。
2 Australian men charged over foiled terror plot to bring down airplane
Two Australian men were charged Thursday night in connection with a foiled plot to bring down an airplane, officials said.
The two men, ages 49 and 32, were each charged with two counts of acts done in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act. Both are from suburbs of southwestern Sydney, authorities said.
The two suspects are scheduled to appear at Parramatta Court House on Friday morning.
On Saturday, Australian authorities arrested a total of four men in Sydney over allegations about a potential terrorist attack. The attack was allegedly planned to be carried out aboard an airplane using an improvised device, one that was likely designed to be hidden inside a "meat grinder," according to the U.S. State Department.
A 50-year-old man was released from police custody without charge on Tuesday.
取り上げる単語は見出しにもある"foil"です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で調べると、「（人、計画など）を挫折させる、（人の計画）をくじく、…の裏をかく」という意味がありました。ここでは、「失敗に終わったテロ」という意味になるかと思います。LDOCEでは、"to prevent something bad that someone is planning to do"と定義されています。容疑者たちは、危険物や武器を所持していたとのことです。(Akim)
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