Saturday, December 22, 2018

今日の英単語 Impasse

Government Shuts Down as Talks Fail to Break Impasse

袋小路とか、行き詰まりとか、そういう意味ですね。ちなみにOxford Dictionary of Englishを紐解けば

"a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock" (Oxford Dictionary of English)

と説明されてます。やれやれですね〜

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