English Dictionary

four score and seven years ago

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfɔː skɔː‿ɹən ˌsɛvən jɪəz əˌɡəʊ/

副詞

ユーモラス文体 慣用表現 比較不可 頻度副詞

(idiomatic, often humorous) Used (sometimes sarcastically) to indicate that a past event being mentioned is particularly important: a long time ago; many years ago.

日本語の意味

（イディオム、しばしばユーモラスかつ皮肉を込めて使用される）特定の出来事が、非常に昔、つまりずいぶん前のことであることを強調する表現。 / 「旧くからの重要な出来事」という意味合いで、単に「長い昔」を示す表現

He opens every family gathering with a dramatic pause and the line four score and seven years ago, as though he were about to announce a historic revelation.

彼は家族の集まりのたびに劇的に間を置いて「ずっと昔のことだ」と言い、まるでこれから歴史的な重大発表をするかのようだ。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, often humorous) Used (sometimes sarcastically) to indicate that a past event being mentioned is particularly important: a long time ago; many years ago.

It was established four score and seven years ago, and since that time its activities have been intertwined with the internal development of the Nation itself.