Word · 単語
骨抜き
Reading ほねぬき
boning (fish or meat)
- 1 boning (fish or meat), deboning
- 2 watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation
- 3 taking the backbone out of, weakening
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例文 · examples
彼の提案は骨抜きになった。
His proposal has been watered down.
sense 2 · watering down (a plan, bill, etc.)
議会を通過しないうちにその法案は骨抜きにされた。
The bill was eviscerated before being passed by the legislature.
sense 2 · watering down (a plan, bill, etc.)