reclusive 復習
金正恩氏は昨日、韓国の大統領特使と面会を果たし、晩餐会にも参加しました。
North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong Un, meets for 1st time with South Koreans
North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong Un, held his first-ever meeting with South Korean envoys at a welcome dinner Monday night in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, according to South Korean media.
A delegation representing South Korean President Moon Jae-in are on a two-day trip to North Korea with the aim of encouraging talks between Washington and Pyongyang.
"I plan to hold in-depth discussions on various ways to continue talks between not only the South and the North, but also the North and the United States and the international community," said South Korean National SecurityOffice head Chung Eui-yong shortly before his departure from Seoul. Chung is leading the South Korean delegation along with National Intelligence Chief Suh Hoon.
取り上げる単語は"reclusive" /rɪklúsɪv /です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で調べてみると、「世を捨てた」とありました。名詞の"recluse"は過去に取り上げられており、「世捨て人、隠遁者、引きこもり」などの意味があります。金正恩氏は、「引きこもり」というわけではなく、国家間の公の場に姿を現すことが極めて少ないため、このような表現が使われています。LDOCEでは、"recluse"は"someone who chooses to live alone, and does not like seeing or talking to other people"と定義されています。(Akim)
