プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
よこみち【横道】
&fRoman1;〔わき道〕a bypath; a byroad; a side road
&fRoman2;
❶〔本筋から離れたこと〕
彼女の話はよく横道にそれる
She digresses quite often.／She often gets off the subject.
彼の講演は本題から横道にそれた
His lecture wandered from the subject.
教授は横道にそれて昔のパリの話を始めた
The professor got sidetracked and started to talk about Paris in the old days.
❷〔邪道〕a mistaken path [way]
彼の教えは青少年を横道に導く
His teachings lead young people astray.