adpassant
To mention or address a secondary topic briefly and incidentally while focused on a primary task or discussion. It describes an action that occurs seamlessly 'in passing' without disrupting the main narrative or workflow.
例文
3 / 5I managed to adpassant the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
I managed to briefly mention the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
The witness chose to adpassant the specific dates of the event during the cross-examination.
The witness chose to mention the specific dates of the event briefly during the cross-examination.
Hey, just gonna adpassant this idea: maybe we should order pizza?
Hey, just going to mention this idea quickly: maybe we should order pizza?
語族
覚え方のコツ
Visualize an 'Ad' on a bus 'Passing' you—it's a quick, incidental message you see while going somewhere else.
クイックテスト
The lecturer decided to ____ the controversy during the introduction to keep the focus on the data.
正解!
正解は: adpassant
例文
I managed to adpassant the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
everydayI managed to briefly mention the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
The witness chose to adpassant the specific dates of the event during the cross-examination.
formalThe witness chose to mention the specific dates of the event briefly during the cross-examination.
Hey, just gonna adpassant this idea: maybe we should order pizza?
informalHey, just going to mention this idea quickly: maybe we should order pizza?
While the paper focuses on macroeconomics, it does adpassant several microeconomic theories.
academicWhile the paper focuses on macroeconomics, it does briefly touch upon several microeconomic theories.
During the merger announcement, the CEO will adpassant the upcoming office relocation.
businessDuring the merger announcement, the CEO will briefly mention the upcoming office relocation.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
to adpassant a thought
to mention a thought in passing
adpassant mention
a brief mention
caught adpassant
noted while passing
よく混同される語
En passant is a French phrase meaning 'in passing' often used in chess; adpassant is used as a verb for brief mentions.
使い方のコツ
Use this verb when you want to emphasize that a mention was brief and occurred within the context of something else. It is highly sophisticated and may be found in academic or literary texts.
よくある間違い
Learners often use 'about' after the verb, but it is typically used as a transitive verb (e.g., 'adpassant the topic' rather than 'adpassant about the topic').
覚え方のコツ
Visualize an 'Ad' on a bus 'Passing' you—it's a quick, incidental message you see while going somewhere else.
語源
A blend of the Latin 'ad' (towards/at) and the French 'passant' (passing).
文法パターン
文化的な背景
Often associated with high-level rhetoric or technical discussions where brevity is valued.
クイックテスト
The lecturer decided to ____ the controversy during the introduction to keep the focus on the data.
正解!
正解は: adpassant
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