English Dictionary

hand wringing

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The repeated clasping or squeezing of the hands as a symptom of distress. / A feigned exhibition of distress, usually with implied inaction or vacillating in the face of a dilemma or crisis.

日本語の意味

苦悩やストレスの表れとして、手を繰り返し握ったり絞ったりする行為 / 偽りの苦悩を装い、ジレンマや危機に直面した際に意図的に行動を先延ばしにする、または迷っている様子を示す表現

The counselor recognized her constant hand wringing as a sign of underlying anxiety.

カウンセラーは、彼女が絶えず手をぎゅっと握りしめることを、根深い不安の兆候だと認識した。

意味（1）

The repeated clasping or squeezing of the hands as a symptom of distress.

Whisperings filled the corridors with unearthly sounds — the hand-wringing and breast-beating of the elder sisters — the sighs and sobs of the younger.

意味（2）

A feigned exhibition of distress, usually with implied inaction or vacillating in the face of a dilemma or crisis.

On the one hand, there is the danger of ineffectual and often counterproductive conservative handwringing over the crisis.

hand wringings （ plural ）