続 今日の英語

はてなダイアリーで地味に続けていた「今日の英語」の続き。日常出会った気になる英語表現を、オンライン辞書の例文などとともにメモしています。

Please keep your mobile phones switched off for the duration of the flight.

Please keep your mobile phones switched off for the duration of the flight.
(飛行中は携帯電話の電源はお切りください)
 ベネディクト・カンバーバッチ出演のラジオドラマ「Cabin Pressure」S1E2 Boston 冒頭キャロリンの機内放送より。このあと「携帯の電源が入っていても別に機器に問題はないけど私がイライラするんです」と続いて面白い。(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/tiki-tiki/20140323

  • for the duration of〜というカタマリで「〜の期間中」という意味に。duringとほぼ同じ使い方?その期間が"終わるまでずっと"という部分が強い印象。
    • The package includes cycle hire for the duration of your holiday.(Longman
    • The camera remained on the President for the duration of his speech.(Merriam)
    • The school was used as a hospital for the duration of the war.(Oxford)
    • She stayed there for the duration of the journey.(Oxford)
    • The museum will remain open for the duration of the restoration.(Collins)*restoration/修復
  • "for the duration"とofがない状態だと「〜が終わるまでずっと、〜が続く限り(until the end of something)」で、特に戦争期間中を指すことも。
    • He was living in England when the war began and remained there for the duration.
  • duration=「持続期間(the length of time that something lasts or continues」単体でも使われる。
    • Taking antibiotics will shorten the duration of the illness.(Oxford)
    • The next contract will be of shorter duration.(Oxford)
    • The overall duration of the flight was 11 hours.(Oxford)
    • You should gradually increase the duration of your workout.(Merriam)
    • He planned a stay of two years' duration.(Cambridge)