質問: fault line の意味は? attorney general william barr's announcement on monday that the department of justice designated new york city, portland, and seattle as "anarchist jurisdictions" at the risk of losing their federal funding has created yet another fault line in american society. attorney general william barr's announcement on monday that the department of justice designated new york city, portland, and seattle as "anarchist jurisdictions" at the risk of losing their federal funding has created yet another fault line in american society.
回答: fault line は「一つのものが分裂や断裂して作られる線/ヒビ」というイメージです。 月曜日に司法長官が発表を行い、司法省は連邦資金を失う可能性のある三都市を「無政府主義者による管轄地域」と指定し、アメリカ社会にまたもやヒビを入れた。 と書かれています。(固有名詞略)