English Dictionary

human microphone

名詞

複数形なし

A means of delivering a speech to a large crowd, where the speaker says a few words at a time, and people within hearing of the speaker repeat it in unison. Used to work around police bans of electronic amplifiers.

日本語の意味

群衆に向けて発言を伝える手法で、スピーカーが少しずつ言葉を発し、近くにいる人々がその言葉を一斉に繰り返す手法。警察の電子増幅器使用禁止に対応するために用いられる。

During the rally, activists used a human microphone to relay the speaker’s words to the entire crowd when electronic amplifiers were banned.

集会では電子拡声器が禁止されていたため、活動家たちは演説を群衆全体に伝えるために人間マイク（人々が順に声を繰り返して拡声する方法）を使った。

意味（1）

A means of delivering a speech to a large crowd, where the speaker says a few words at a time, and people within hearing of the speaker repeat it in unison. Used to work around police bans of electronic amplifiers.

By linking the word to the body and the crowd, the human microphone transformed an obstacle into an important asset for the social movements in the street.