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Jolt

by mirerooo 2020. 1. 31.

 

Proust's protagonist, Marcel, has rationally convinced himself that he no longer loves his beloved, Albertine, but is jolted into confronting the falsity of that rationalization upon receiving news of her death.

 

 

 

JOLT

   갑자기 거칠게(덜컥거리며) 움직이다, (어떤 행동조치를 취하도록) 충격을 주다 / 정신이 번쩍 들게 하다

   to cause (someone or something) to move suddenly and violently

   to shock someone in order to change their behavior or way of thinking

  

  The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forward.

  The news about Sam's illness jolted her into action.

  The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience. 



 

 

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