English Dictionary

Micronesian time

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語 時々 不可算名詞

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Micronesians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

日本語の意味

ミクロネシアの時間（皮肉・冗談として用いられる表現）：時間に対して緩やかで、厳格なスケジュールに従わず、しばしば遅刻やゆるい時間管理を象徴する概念。

When the meeting started an hour late, he joked that they must be operating on Micronesian time.

会議が1時間遅れて始まると、彼は冗談めかして、ミクロネシア流のゆったりした時間感覚で動いているに違いないと言った。

意味（1）

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Micronesians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.