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like ships in the night
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2013/10/23 04:29 UTC 版)
名詞
ships that pass in the night (複数形 only)
- (idiomatic) Two or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.
- 1922, P. G. Wodehouse, The Girl on the Boat, ch. 4:
- 1996 Jan. 7, Isabel Wolff, "Arts & Entertainment: How We Met—Charles Collingwood and Judy Bennett," The Independent (UK) (retrieved 19 Oct 2013):
- 2008, MaryRose Occhino, The Sign of the Dove, ISBN 9780425207314, p. 135:
- 2011 July 15, Kim Bielenberg, "18 holes with the Holywood hero," Independent (Ireland) (retrieved 19 Oct 2013):
- (idiomatic, by extension) Things which have no significant connection or commonality.
- 1966 Feb. 9, James Reston, "Ships Passing In The Night," St. Petersburg Times, p. 14A (retrieved 19 Oct 2013):
- 1984, Susan C. Farkas, Changes & Challenges: City Schools in America, ISBN 9780937846957, p. 129 (Google search result):
- 1998 Oct. 26, Jennifer Dunning, "In Performance: Dance," New York Times (retrieved 19 Oct 2013):
- In "Episode"—the opening dance—choreography, music, performances and underlying apparent themes looked like ships passing in the night. Nothing connected until a solo danced by a prowling, sensual Christopher Bonomo.
- 1999, Janet Duitsman Cornelius, Slave Missions and the Black Church in the Antebellum South, ISBN 9781570032479, p. 68 (Google preview)]:
- Ordinarily the missionaries' religion and the slaves' religion were like two ships that pass in the night.
- 2009 Feb. 14, Richard Dawkins, "The Science Show: Interpreting Darwin's theory" (transcript of interview), abc.net.au (Australia) (retrieved 19 Oct 2013):
使用する際の注意点
- Often used in the prepositional phrase "like ships that pass in the night".
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