English Dictionary

spam in a can

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語 不可算名詞

(slang, derogatory) Astronauts whose mission involves confinement in a small space capsule.

日本語の意味

（スラング、侮蔑的な表現）狭い宇宙カプセル内に閉じ込められる任務に従事する宇宙飛行士

They were jokingly called spam in a can, a derogatory label for astronauts confined to a tiny capsule during the mission.

彼らは冗談めかして小型カプセルに閉じ込められた宇宙飛行士と呼ばれたが、その任務では狭い宇宙カプセルに閉じ込められることになるとわかっていた。

意味（1）

(slang, derogatory) Astronauts whose mission involves confinement in a small space capsule.

The lab rat, experimental object, “Spam in a can” idea wasn't NASA's vision of the astronaut, but this unpleasant dimension of astronaut life did seep into spaces with a claim to public attention.