wad
意味
- (綿・紙・毛など柔らかいものの)塊《+of+名》
- 《話》(紙などのぎっしり束ねた)束,(特に)札束
- 《俗》大量(の…),多額(の…)《+of+名》
- …を小さく丸める《+up+名,+名+up》
- (…で)…をふさぐ《+名+with+名》
例文
She has waded into one controversy after another.
彼女は次々と論戦に挑んでいる。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Probably short for Middle English wadmal (“woolen cloth”), from Old Norse váðmál (“woolen stuff”), from váð (“cloth”) + mál (“measure”). See wadmal. Cognate with Swedish vadd (“wadding, cotton wool”), German Wat, Watte (“wad, padding, cotton wool”), Dutch lijnwaad, gewaad, watten (“cotton wool”), West Frisian waad, Old English wǣd (“garment, clothing”) (English: weed). More at weed, meal.