English Dictionary

doormat

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɔːˌmæt/

名詞

軽蔑的 比喩的用法

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. / (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

日本語の意味

玄関で使用する粗いマット（靴を拭くために用いられる） / 比喩的に、他人の要求に過度に従う人

He wiped his muddy boots on the doormat before stepping inside.

彼は中に入る前に泥だらけのブーツを玄関マットで拭いた。

意味（1）

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.

Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house.

意味（2）

(figuratively, derogatory) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

He's such a doormat, he lets everyone walk all over him.

doormats （ plural ）