gauntlet

試練、苦難

多くの問題や試験、批判に直面する、つらく困難な経験。

やさしい英語で： A difficult or painful experience involving many problems, tests, or criticisms.

• Applicants face a gauntlet of interviews.
• She ran the gauntlet of angry reporters outside the court.
• Getting the plan approved meant surviving a gauntlet of difficult meetings.

使い方： run the gauntlet of something (The mayor ran the gauntlet of questions from reporters.)

類義語： ordeal, trial

よく使う表現： run the gauntlet, a gauntlet of questions, face a gauntlet

籠手

金属の鎧を着た兵士が使う、手を守る硬い手袋。

やさしい英語で： A hard protective glove worn by a soldier in metal armor.

• The knight removed his gauntlet.
• A sword struck his metal gauntlet.
• The museum displays a pair of medieval gauntlets.

類義語： armored glove

よく使う表現： steel gauntlet, armored gauntlet, a knight’s gauntlet

長手袋

手首まで、時には腕の一部まで覆う保護用の手袋。

やさしい英語で： A protective glove that extends over the wrist and sometimes part of the arm.

• Wear gauntlets to protect your wrists.
• Her leather gauntlets kept out the cold.
• The welder replaced his worn gauntlets before starting work.

類義語： long glove

よく使う表現： leather gauntlet, welding gauntlet, protective gauntlet

挟み撃ち、四方からの攻撃

二つ以上の方向から同時に受ける攻撃。

やさしい英語で： An attack coming from two or more directions at the same time.

• They faced a gauntlet of stones from both sides.
• The soldiers passed through a gauntlet of enemy fire.
• Fans formed a gauntlet, striking the visiting players as they passed.

よく使う表現： a gauntlet of blows, face a gauntlet, through a gauntlet