first-hand 復習
Future of Shrinking Japan: The demise of Tokyo's aging 'new towns'
CHIBA -- With his back braced against the December winds cutting through an apartment complex in the "Kaihin New Town" bedroom community in this city's Mihama Ward, 78-year-old Yoshihiko Uchiyama pushes a wheelchair. This is his morning routine.
中略
"It could happen to anyone," Nomura said, having experienced it now first-hand.
以下省略
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20181224/p2a/00m/0na/018000c
今回取り上げるのは，first-handです。文脈から，「直接に」という意味だと予測しました。以下で意味等を確認していきます。
まず，LDOCEで意味を引いてみると，“experience etc that has been learned or gained by doing something yourself or by talking to someone yourself”とあり，『ウィズダム英和辞典』には，「じかの，直接の〈経験・知識など〉」と載っていました。
ちなみにsecond-handになると，「中古の，使い古しの」とあり，日本語でもよく使われる意味と同じであることが確認できました。（Otoyo）
