front lineとは

意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

front line (複数形 front lines)

1. (military) A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
2. A site of a conflict, effort, or controversial matter of any kind.
   • 2004 December 20, “Reading problems? It's time to consider phonics”, in Chicago Tribune:

     With such results possible on the front line of teaching, the only question remaining is whether much of the education industry will overcome its ....

3. The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers.
   • 1990, “The performing art of service management.”, in Management Review:

     As one front line worker expressed it in a focus group, good managers "have a way about them" that makes them credible to others. ...

4. (euphemistic) A low level.
   • 1949 September 27, “Field's Holds its Workers in High Respect”, in Chicago Tribune:

     Each of us, from top brass down to the front line worker, wishes to feel the satisfaction of doing something worth while and doing it well.

5. (soccer) attack, collectively the attackers or forwards.
   • 2011 January 25, Paul Fletcher, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Ipswich (agg 3 - 1)”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     The home team eventually started to unpick the Town defence and Fabregas forced a saved from visiting goalkeeper Marton Fulop after collecting a pass from Bendtner, who played on the right side of the front line.

同意語

(low level work):

• the trenches

アナグラム

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語源

front +‎ line

形容詞

frontline (not comparable)

1. (military) Located at a front
2. Most advanced or important

名詞

frontline (複数形 frontlines)

1. Alternative spelling of front line

派生語

• frontliner

アナグラム

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