遅咲き

おそざき
late flower
late blooming

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おそざき【遅咲き】

¶ → 遅咲きの

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おそざき【遅咲き】

1 〔花の開花が遅いこと〕 blooming late.

●遅咲きの late; late-blooming; late-flowering; late-blossoming

・遅咲きの花 〔開花期に遅れて咲いた花〕 a late flower; 〔品種〕 a late-blooming species (of flower).

2 〔人の成功の遅いことの例えとして〕

●遅咲きの陸上選手 a late bloomer [starter] as an athlete

・遅咲きの作家 a late bloomer as a writer; a writer who (has) developed slowly.

●女優としては遅咲きだが, 彼女はなかなか実力がある. She's a late bloomer as an actress, but she has real talent.

・47 歳で小説家デビューとは, ずいぶんと遅咲きだな. He is really a late starter, isn't he, making his debut as a novelist at forty-seven.