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armchair

/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈɑɹmtʃɛɚ/

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noun

アームチェア, 肘掛け椅子

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

Examples :

"My grandfather always sits in his favorite armchair to read the newspaper. "

祖父はいつもお気に入りの肘掛け椅子に座って新聞を読みます。

item building thing

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verb

机上で考える, 理論化する

To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.

Examples :

"The professor armchaired the theory of student motivation, relying mostly on his own experiences rather than conducting surveys or gathering data from current students. "

教授は、現在の学生から調査やデータを収集するのではなく、主に自身の経験に頼って、学生のモチベーションに関する理論を机上で考えた。

theory mind philosophy

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verb

理論を立てる, 考察する

To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.

Examples :

"After the experiment concluded, the scientists had to armchair the results, discussing possible explanations for the unexpected data without conducting further tests. "

実験後、科学者たちはさらなるテストを行わずに、予期せぬデータに対する考えられる説明について議論しながら、結果を考察しなければならなかった。

theory mind philosophy

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adjective

安楽椅子, 引退した

Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.

Examples :

"Sentence: "After years of working as a teacher, she became an armchair critic of education policy, offering opinions but no longer in the classroom." "

長年教師として働いた後、彼女は教育政策の安楽椅子評論家となり、意見を述べましたが、もはや教室にはいませんでした。

attitude character person society

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adjective

素人の, 門外漢の

Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports.

Examples :

"After the American football game, the armchair quarterbacks talked about what they would have done differently to win, if they had been star athletes instead of out-of-shape old men."

アメリカンフットボールの試合後、素人解説者たちは、もし自分が体型が崩れた老人ではなくスター選手だったら、どのように違ったことをしただろうかと話した。

attitude technical job