slate

slate
スレート
* * *
/sléit/ 〖名〗
1
a 〖U〗 スレート， 粘板岩； 〖C〗 （屋根ふきの）スレート（類）

a ～ roof スレートの屋根．

b 〖C〗 石板《昔筆記のために用いた》．
c 〖U〗 スレート色《濃い青味がかった灰色》．
2 〖C〗((米))公認候補者名簿； （試合などの）予定表．
▼ clean ［wipe off］ the slate ＝
▼ wipe the slate clean
過去のことを清算する， 水に流す．
▼ on the slate
((英略式))掛けで； つけで．
▼ （with） a clean slate ［clean slates］
一点の汚点もない経歴（で）； 白紙の状態（で）．
〖動〗|他|
1 〈屋根〉をスレートでふく

～ a roof 屋根をスレートでふく．

2 ((米略式))［通例be ～d］
a 〈人が〉候補者名簿に載る， 〔…の/…する〕候補者に選ばれる〔for/to do〕

He was ～d for chairmanship of our committee． 彼は我々の会の議長候補に選ばれた．

b ((米))〈事が〉〔日時に〕予定される〔for〕； 〔…する〕予定である〔to do〕

The meeting was ～d for January． 会合は1月に予定されていた

She is ～d to arrive at nine． 彼女は9時に到着することになっている．

3 ((主に英略式))…をしかり飛ばす； …を〔…のことで〕酷評する， こきおろす〔for〕．

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