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> inoculated of buyer's remorse Non native here. What's the meaning of inoculated here? It's not the first time that I struggle to parse this word. In italian
by aulin 2y ago
> inoculated of buyer's remorse
Non native here. What's the meaning of inoculated here?
It's not the first time that I struggle to parse this word. In italian it keeps the original latin meaning and can be translated with "injected with". You could inoculate a vaccine but you could also inoculate a poison, so it does not carry the immunity meaning by default. English (US?) as far as I can tell use it as a synonym of "immune", is that so?
- avidiax 2y agoI think the author means "vaccinated". They mean that they've been made resistant to buyer's remorse.
- pmg101 2y agoIt should be "inoculated against" but the meaning is clear. A vaccine inoculates you against a disease by a physical mechanism: that is, it prevents you from getting that disease (to a greater or lesser degree). Metaphorically being inoculated against something means it can no longer hurt you. For instance, maybe by not owning a car you're inoculated against vehicle depreciation. Or by wearing the same simple but quality outfit every day you're inoculated against the vagaries of fashion.