English Dictionary

middle finger

名詞

比喩的用法

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger / An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.

日本語の意味

（手の）中指、前腕の薬指と人差し指の間にある指を指す。 / 中指を立てることで相手に対する侮辱や軽蔑を示す不敬なジェスチャー。

He accidentally cut his middle finger while slicing vegetables.

彼は野菜を切っているときにうっかり中指を切ってしまった。

意味（1）

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger

意味（2）

An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.

An Indiana man argues in a federal lawsuit filed last week that he had a First Amendment right to give the middle finger to a state trooper, and that his free speech was violated when the gesture earned him a ticket.

意味（3）

(figuratively) An insult directed at someone.

Her whole way of being is a big middle finger to the other guy.

middle fingers （ plural ）