em
意味
- enlisted man下士官兵
例文
Put your hands up here and get' em wet.
ここに両手を置いて手を湿らせる。
She's as clever as they make 'em.
彼女はとても利口だ。
If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.
長い物には巻かれろ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Attested since 1808. In typography, the em is named after the em quadrat (later called em quad), from m quadrat, a metal type used in letterpress typesetting, which is as wide as the point size of the font.