English Dictionary

hell week

名詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(chiefly US, idiomatic) The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.

日本語の意味

新入会員が、フラタニティ、ソロリティ、秘密結社、または軍事組織などに加入するために、屈辱的な入会儀式や非常に厳しい訓練・規律を受けなければならない一週間。

During hell week, the pledges had to endure sleepless nights and demeaning tasks to prove their loyalty.

入会の過酷な一週間の間、見習いたちは忠誠心を証明するために徹夜や屈辱的な雑用に耐えなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(chiefly US, idiomatic) The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.

She was among a number of cadets taken to the infirmary with heat sickness on the first day of the rigorous drills called hell week.

意味（2）

(chiefly US) In a college or university, the week leading up to final examinations.

As a college freshman, this was vividly impressed on me during my first exposure to hell week. Hell week is the term many students use in reference to what professors and other college officials call final exam week.

hell weeks （ plural ）