derringdoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 daring (to) do, misinterpreted as a noun by Edmund Spenser.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː/

名詞

derring-do (uncountable)

1. Valiant deeds in desperate times.

   With a cry of sheer derring-do, the climber leapt across the chasm.

2. Brave and adventurous (albeit often reckless) actions.
   • 1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 225:

     Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.

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