English Dictionary

skunked term

名詞

A word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another. Purists may insist on the old usage, while descriptivists are more open to newer usages.

日本語の意味

意味が移り変わる過程にあるため、従来の用法を守るべきとする人々（保守派）と、新しい用法を受け入れる人々（記述主義者）との間で使用が分かれ、言葉として扱いづらくなっている状態を示す名詞。

Many writers treat 'literally' as a skunked term, since purists insist on its original meaning while descriptivists accept its newer emphatic use.

多くの作家は「literally」を、意味が移り変わり使いにくくなった語として扱っており、純粋主義者は元の意味にこだわる一方で記述主義者は新しい強調的な用法を受け入れている。

意味（1）

A word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another. Purists may insist on the old usage, while descriptivists are more open to newer usages.

It isn't a skunked term, but it's gradually becoming something like one.

skunked terms （ plural ）