rigid a rule of thumb pilfering and whatnot ombudsperson favor a night on the town
────────────────────────────── rigid, 確固とした、厳密な ────────────────────────────── Laws, rules, or systems that are rigid cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe.
ex) Hospital routines for nurses are very rigid.
────────────────────────────── a rule of thumb, 大まかな原則，大ざっぱな方法 ────────────────────────────── A rule of thumb is a general rule about something which you can be confident will be right in most cases.
ex) As a rule of thumb, drink a glass of water or pure fruit juice every hour you are traveling.
────────────────────────────── pilfering, 横領 ────────────────────────────── If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things.
ex) Staff were pilfering behind the bar.
────────────────────────────── and whatnot, その他もろもろ ────────────────────────────── =whatever
People sometimes say 'and whatnot' or 'or whatnot' after mentioning one or more things, to refer in a vague way to other things which are similar. [INFORMAL, SPOKEN]
ex) The council can send messages or letters or whatnot in Spanish to their constituents.
────────────────────────────── ombudsperson, （行政）監察官、オンブズマン ────────────────────────────── The ombudsman is an independent official who has been appointed to investigate complaints that people make against the government or public organizations.
ex The leaflet explains how to complain to the banking ombudsman.
オンブズマン制度は1809年にスウェーデンで始まりました。
───────────────────────────── その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現 ────────────────────────────── favor, 恩恵、えこひいき a night on the town, 夜の街で過ごすこと、夜の街で楽しむこと
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Ethics in Business (2) 6/20-21 2007"
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