treadmill
意味
- 足踏み水車
- 《the ~》車踏み(昔獄内で罰として囚人に踏ませたもの)
- 単調な仕事
例文
I broke a sweat running on the treadmill.
私はトレッドミル上を走って汗をかいた。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From tread + mill. Its figurative senses refer to the idea that running on a treadmill requires continued effort and motion to remain in the same place.