English Dictionary

lampshade

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/

動詞

俗語

(narratology, fandom slang) To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.

日本語の意味

フィクション作品内で、意図的に要素や状況のありえなさ、不自然さ、または陳腐さを強調し、読者にそれを自覚させる行為を意味する。 / 作品自体に対して、ある事象が非常識、矛盾、または陳腐であることを読者に知らせるための自己言及的な表現として使われる動詞

To lampshade the plot hole, the author wrote a scene where the protagonist rolls their eyes and says, 'Well, that was convenient.'

プロットの穴をわざと指摘するために、作者は主人公が目を転がしながら「いやあ、都合が良すぎるね」と言う場面を書いた。

意味（1）

(narratology, fandom slang) To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.

Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity.

意味（2）

(fashion) To wear an oversize top with skintight thigh-high boots and no leggings.

Pants. Who needs them? Definitely not celebrities sporting the lampshading or no pants trend this summer.

意味（3）

To adorn with one or more lampshades.

Her hotel sitting-room had, as usual, been flowered, cushioned and lampshaded into a delusive semblance of stability; and she had really felt, for the last few weeks, that the life she was leading there must be going to last — it seemed so perfect an answer to all her wants!

意味（4）

To design or create lampshades.

Ruth Vitow (160 East 56th Street, 355-6881) has been the doyenne of lampshading for 30 years. She makes up designs in all categories, and her own custom lamps of Lucite and wood.

lampshades （ present singular third-person ）

lampshading （ participle present ）

lampshaded （ participle past ）

lampshaded （ past ）