Annus horribilisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈænəs həˈɹɪbɪlɪs/

名詞

annus horribilis (複数形 anni horribiles)

1. (often italicized) A horrible year
   • 1900, February 22, Year One of the Empire‎^[1], page 105:

     It is now a full year since the treaty with Spain was ratified, and the ignoble and bloody war in the Philippines began — a true annus horribilis.

   • 1936, John T. Whitaker, And Fear Came‎^[2], page 208:

     As the year 1934, an annus horribilis of political murder and bankrupt statesmanship, drew toward a close, Europe had the jitters.

   • 2008, December 23, “Justin McCurry & Mark Milner”, in Sales slump puts Toyota on track for first loss in 70 years‎^[3]:

     "Toyota will undoubtedly be looking forward to the end of this financial year, which promised so much, yet has become an annus horribilis," said Ian Fletcher.

   • 2022 December 28, Christian Wolmar, “Annus horribilus must mark a turning point for our railway”, in RAIL, number 973, page 44:

     This year, to borrow a timely phrase from our late Queen Elizabeth II, has been the annus horribilus for the railways. Just as she thought that 1992 sparked a possibly existential crisis for the monarchy, many in the rail industry are equally worried about the railways' very future.

使用する際の注意点

• Often associated specifically with Queen Elizabeth II, who used the phrase in referring to her family's difficulties in 1992.

関連する語

• annus mirabilis

参考

• annus horribilis on Wikipedia.