118.あなたの英語の語彙をテストしましょう: What Does "Flex" Mean?

118.あなたの英語の語彙をテストしましょう: What Does "Flex" Mean?

Author: Percy Woods III January 4, 2022 Duration: 17:29

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#118-Today we cover another new word or phrase that you may not be familiar with in today's"What does this mean?" episode.In these episodes, we take a word that you may think that you know the meaning of. What is different about this episode is that you will learn a new word or phrase that has a different meaning in modern conversational 'social English'.Today's word is..."Flex"This phrase is very popular around the world now, mostly because of youtube. Most Japanese people learn the word flex in JHS because it is short, simple, and explains a lot. You may even know what the normal use for the word "flex" means. OK.... so now let's define it: Flex- To bend as a part of the body, or it can also mean to tighten a muscle. Here is an example: "A bodybuilder is judged on how well they can flex their muscles."That sentence and that definition are of course correct. But... I'm not talking about that usage or meaning. I'm talking about the "new" way that this phrase is used.


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日本語

 今日は、今日の「これはどういう意味ですか?」ではなじみのない別の新しい単語やフレーズを取り上げます。 これらのエピソードでは、あなたがその意味を知っていると思うかもしれない言葉を取り上げます。 このエピソードの違いは、現代の会話の「社会的英語」で異なる意味を持つ新しい単語やフレーズを学ぶことです。今日の単語は...「フレックス」このフレーズは現在世界中で非常に人気があります。 ユーチューブの。 ほとんどの日本人は、JHSでフレックスという言葉を学びます。なぜなら、それは短く、単純で、多くのことを説明しているからです。 「フレックス」という言葉の通常の使用法が何を意味するかさえ知っているかもしれません。 OK ....では、それを定義しましょう。フレックス-体の一部として曲がること、または筋肉を引き締めることを意味することもあります。 ここに例があります:「ボディービルダーは彼らが彼らの筋肉をどれだけうまく曲げることができるかで判断されます。」その文とその定義はもちろん正しいです。しかし...私はその使用法や意味について話していません。 私はこのフレーズが使われる「新しい」方法について話している。

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