The Economist 18th Jul 2020 語彙・表現 - ここなら古紙回収されない

revenueの意味をど忘れしていました．TOEIC頻出ですよね，これ．

technophilia 技術に対する熱意
e.g., Japan has a reputation for technophilia
humdrum 退屈な，単調な
lag behind 遅れをとる
e.g., the country lags behind other advanced economies
susceptible 影響を受けやすい，感染しやすい
e.g., This could make Japan susceptible to cyber-attacks
data breach 情報漏洩
infiltrate (スパイなどが)潜入する
e.g., Last month a virus infiltrated Honda's internal servers and disrupted the carmaker's factories in several countries
contend 戦う
e.g., Businesses everywhere contend with cyber-criminals
bolster 強化する(原義:支え
e.g., Many big Japanese firms are bolstering their defences
acknowledge 認める
grumble 不平を言う
e.g., An exective acknowledges the need for better cyber-protection but grumbles that "it is a cost".
revenue 収入
That's easier said than done. 言うは易く行うは難し
lament 悲しむ

受験チックな構文が出て来ました．

No sooner 倒置 than ~
seize upon 飛びつく
e.g., No sooner had Jean Castex been appointed than Parisians seized upon their prime minister's most distinctive feature: his regional accent
twang 鼻声
take pride in~ ~を誇りに思う
stem from ~ ~から発している
Occitan オック語(政治的な理由でフランス語の方言とされるが，カタルーニャ語に近い)
e.g., Locals take pride in the "accent that sings", which stems from Occitan
mockery からかい
disguise 偽装させる
hang on to しがみつく，固執する
e.g., Few members of the Parisian elite hang on to their regional accents
nursery 保育園の
prerequisite 必要条件
social codes 社会の掟
e.g., prerequisite for survival under Paris's unforgiving social codes
centrist 中道派
retain 失わない，持ち続ける
backlash against~~への逆風
e.g., Given the backlash against the globalising elite
hint at~ ~を仄めかす
technocrat 高度な専門知識を持つ行政官
condescending 恩着せがましい
fuss about~ ~についてから騒ぎ
feign のふりをする
e.g., he feigned surprise