English Dictionary

Johnny-one-note

名詞

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(idiomatic, chiefly US, Canada) A person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.

日本語の意味

特定のテーマや論点に固執して意見を述べる人（または組織） / 一面的な議論や偏った見解に偏った発言をする人

At the committee meeting, he was labeled a Johnny-one-note for always steering every discussion back to tax reform.

委員会の会議で、彼はいつも議論を税制改革に戻すため、一つの問題に固執する人だと呼ばれた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, chiefly US, Canada) A person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, chiefly US, Canada) An opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects which is frequently expressed by a person or organization.

Whether his boss (Hearst) had told him to get off his Johnny-one-note of hate toward labor leaders, foreigners and New Dealers, or whether Pegler had decided all by himself to change his tune, no one knew.

Johnny-one-notes （ plural ）