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”peanut brain”とは?

自分の信仰精進のサイトを読んでいたら”peanut brain”ということばが出てきました。 ”There is no use giving special attention to developing a wonderful body, if it houses a peanut brain. ” ”peanut brain”とはどういう意味でしょう。 辞書を検索しても出てこないのです。

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回答No.4

 ”peanut brain”とはどういう意味でしょう。 peanut は、ここでは下記の名詞の2「ちっぽけなもの」「くだらないもの」「つまらないもの」という意味です。  https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=peanut  brain は「下記のように脳」です。 https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=brain ですから peanut brain は、「ピーヌナツのように小さい脳」という意味でしょう。

krya1998
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いつもながらの、素晴らしいご回答をありがとうございました。

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回答No.3

ふつうは,birdbrain,bird's brain(鳥の脳味噌) と表現するんじゃないかと思います。解剖学的なはなしではなく,小さな劣った脳味噌,つまりバカ。house は「収容する;搭載する」(他動詞)という意味です。 脳味噌がバカなら,美しい肢体を与えてもしょうがねえ。 ロボットのことを言っているのか,ある美人女優などを揶揄しているのか,文脈をみないとわかりません。

krya1998
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ありがとうございました。 大体そんな意味とは分かりましたが、はっきり知りたかったもので。 ありがとうございました。

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回答No.2

すみません。脱字がありました。 peanutは口語で「くだらない, さまつな, つまらない」 ------ peanut brainと似た表現ではpeanut head, air headという言葉もあります。

krya1998
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度々ありがとうございます。

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回答No.1

peanutは口語で「 だらない, さまつな, つまらない」という意味です。 peanut brainは、お粗末な脳みそという意味でしょう。 「もしその体がお粗末な脳みそしか持っていなかったら~」と言っているのでしょう。

krya1998
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ありがとうございます。 何となく意味は分かっていましたが、もっと明確に知りたかったものですから。

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