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語源

From pent +‎ up.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɛnt ʌp/

形容詞

pent-up (comparative more pent-up, superlative most pent-up)

1. Not expressed.
   • 1859, Henry David Thoreau, A Plea for Captain John Brown‎:

     I remember, particularly, how, in his speech here, he referred to what his family had suffered in Kansas, without ever giving the least vent to his pent-up fire.

2. Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.

   He punched his pillow and screamed at the top of his lungs about all the pent-up frustrations from the day.

   • 2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian‎:

     It was that kind of night, full of anxiety and drama and plenty of danger, until, finally, Steven Gerrard made sure all the pent-up emotion could be released.

   • 2020 July 15, Tony Streeter, “Charters return to running... but in an uncertain environment”, in Rail, page 35:

     Anecdotally, demand has held up - rather than cancelling, people are asking when they might be able to travel. There is a sense of some pent-up demand.

   • 2021 March 22, Neil Vigdor, Michael Majchrowicz, Azi Paybarah, “Miami Beach, Overwhelmed by Spring Break, Extends Emergency Curfew”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     “I believe it’s a lot of pent-up demand from the pandemic and people wanting to get out,” David Richardson, a member of the Miami Beach City Commission, said on Sunday.

アナグラム

• uppent

形容詞

pent up (comparative more pent up, superlative most pent up)

1. Alternative form of pent-up.

動詞

pent up

1. (archaic) simple past and past participle of pen up

アナグラム

• uppent