Inkwellとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Compound of ink +‎ well.

発音

• IPA: /ˈɪŋk.wɛl/

名詞

inkwell (plural inkwells)

1. A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.

   Synonym: inkpot

   Near-synonym: inkstand

   • 2011, Alan Bennett, “Baffled at a Bookcase”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.15:

     The reference library itself proclaimed the substance of the city with its solid elbow chairs and long mahogany tables, grooved along the edge to hold a pen, and in the centre of each table a massive pewter inkwell.

2. A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.

   Coordinate terms: inkpot, inkstand

3. (Internet slang, Reddit slang) Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”).
   • 2021 January 21, u/CadrielZR, “Someone's cheerful today /s”, in Reddit‎, r/IncelTear, archived from the original on 27 September 2024:

     Boy those woman already suffer enough in that line of work. Imagine how much worse it would be if this radical inkwells were in charge of them 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

   • 2023 September 23, @CyberChesterton, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 27 September 2024:

     this is what leftist "just have sex inkwell" types assume what the standards RW men have in looking for women are

   • 2024 March 16, @DCardassia, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 27 September 2024:

     There is no such thing as a female inkwell. You won't change my mind.

   • 2024 June 12, u/alienfranco, “Single women are happier... Whats your perspective on this?”, in Reddit‎, r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates, archived from the original on 27 September 2024:

     If a woman has been single and hasn't got laid in awhile, its wildly accepted that this is by her choice. She hasn't met the right man yet. If a man hasn't got laid in awhile, he's seen as an inkwell.

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参照

• inkwell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia