🐝gadfly (ギャッドフライ)

noun
/ˈɡæd.flaɪ/
厄介な人 (akkaina hito)

意味

A person who annoys or criticizes others to stimulate change or provoke action.
意味の翻訳
他人を煩わせたり批判したりして、変化を促すために行動を引き起こす人。
Tanin o wazarawashitari hihan shitari shite, henka o unagasu tame ni kōdō o hikiokosu hito.

例文

The journalist was a gadfly, constantly questioning the government's policies.

そのジャーナリストは厄介な人で、政府の政策を常に疑問視していた。
Sono jānarisuto wa akkaina hito de, seifu no seisaku o tsuneni gimon-shi shite ita.

同義語

provocateur, critic, agitator, instigator

対義語

supporter, follower

コロケーション

political gadfly, social gadfly, act as a gadfly

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