English Dictionary

Faustian bargain

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfaʊstɪən ˈbɑːɡən/

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.

日本語の意味

自己の精神的・道徳的価値を放棄して、知識や富、その他の利益を得るために交わされる取引 / 背信的な代償を払って、一時的な利益などを得るという、一種の取引または合意

Accepting the grant without asking about its conditions felt like a Faustian bargain, and she worried about what she'd have to give up.

条件を確かめずにその助成金を受け入れることは、まるで悪魔との取引のように感じられ、彼女は何を犠牲にしなければならないかを心配した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.

The university’s abandonment of its founding value of academic freedom in exchange for the corporation’s large financial contribution was a Faustian bargain.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.

It has been remarked that all technology is a Faustian bargain: one obtains conveniences and sometimes luxuries, but in exchange one gets an increased potential for catastrophe.

Faustian bargains （ plural ）