degringoladeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from French dégringolade, from dégringoler (“to tumble down”), from Middle French desgringueler (comprising des- (“from”) + gringueler (“to tumble”)), from Middle Dutch crinkelen (“to make curl”), crinc or cring (“ring, circle”) (related to English crinkle かつ crank).

発音

• IPA^(key): /deɪˌɡɹæŋ.ɡoʊˈlɑːd/

名詞

degringolade (複数形 degringolades)

1. A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble.
   • 1995, Peter Brooks, The melodramatic imagination‎^[1], →ISBN, page 73:

     The dégringolade of Kitty Bell is forever linked to the name of Marie Dorval, the actress (かつ Vigny's mistress) for whom the play was written.