English Dictionary

agony column

名詞

イギリス英語

(chiefly UK) A column of a newspaper which contains advertisements relating to lost relatives and friends and other personal matters.

日本語の意味

英国新聞の一欄で、失われた家族や友人、その他の個人的な事情に関する広告を掲載している欄。 / 新聞内のコラムで、行方不明の親族や友人、その他プライベートな問題に関する募集広告を扱う部分。

She found his note in the agony column and clutched the paper as if it were proof he was still alive.

彼女は尋ね人や個人広告の欄で彼のメモを見つけ、それが彼がまだ生きている証拠であるかのように紙を握りしめた。

意味（1）

(chiefly UK) A column of a newspaper which contains advertisements relating to lost relatives and friends and other personal matters.

Underlying the discussion of values in the magazine's “agony” columns is a theme of changing values, and we see a society aware of the difference between traditional and modern values and beginning to move away — albeit to a small degree — from traditional attitudes and behaviour.

意味（2）

A column written by an agony aunt, giving advice on readers' personal problems.

agony columns （ plural ）