blightyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈblaɪti/, enPR: blī'tē
• 韻: -aɪti

固有名詞

Blighty

1. (originally military slang) Great Britain, Britain, or England, especially as viewed from abroad.
   • 2016, Chris Graham, Five Minutes of Amazing: My Journey Through Dementia, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 129:

     Before I knew it, 8 August had come around and our holiday was over. As my lovely little family headed for the airport to jump ship back to Blighty, I was on the road again with fresh legs.

   • 2022 January 18, Arwa Mahdawi, “Which is more dysfunctional – the US or the UK? I’ve created a Global Embarrassment Index to figure it out”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Living in the US, I have always seized every opportunity to insist things are better in Blighty. But now both countries look ludicrous[.]

派生語

• Blighty bag
• Blighty one
• Blighty wound
• Old Blighty

名詞

Blighty (plural Blighties)

1. (military slang) Synonym of Blighty one.
   • 2007, Frances Itani, Deafening, →ISBN:

     The ones who did get a good Blighty were returned to England.

   • 2010, Y.A. Bennett, Kiss the kids for dad, Don’t forget to write, →ISBN:

     Well maybe I'll have luck this time in the shape of a decent little “Blighty” as its the only way out of it for a while.

   • 2016, Ronald Gurner, Pass Guard at Ypres: A Novel, →ISBN:

     "Talk about Blighties——” He lifted his bandaged arm.