cringe
意味
- (恐れや卑屈さで)すくむ
- (…に)ぺこぺこする,へつらう《+before(to)+名》
- 《話》(…に)不愉快になる,いやになる《+at+名》
例文
The whole nation cringed before this dictator in fear.
全国民は恐怖からこの独裁者の前にひれ伏した。
Why don't you calm down? You're really making me cringe.
もうちょっと落ち着いたらどうなの？ まったく危なっかしいんだから。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The verb is derived from Middle English crengen (“to bend in a haughty manner; to condescend”) [and other forms], from Old English *crenġan, *crenċġan, *crenċan (“to cause to fall or turn”) from Proto-Germanic *krangijaną (“to cause to fall; to cause to turn”), causative of Proto-Germanic *kringaną, *krinkaną (“to fall; to turn; to yield”) (> Old English crin(c)gan (“to yield; to cringe; to fall; to die, perish”)), from Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ- (“to turn”)). The causative suffix is from *-janą (suffix forming causatives with the sense ‘to cause to do (the action of the verb)’ from strong verbs).