hesitate
英 ['hezɪteɪt]
美 ['hɛzɪtet]
- vi. ためらう、優柔不断、不本意である。
- vt.ためらう、優柔不断；疑わしい、消極的
語源
hesitate ためらう、ためらう、ためらう。ラテン語の haerere「くっつく」、PIE*ghais「接着」から。
英語の語源
- hesitate
- hesitate: [17] Etymologically, to hesitate is to become ‘stuck’. The word comes from Latin haesitāre, a derivative of haerēre ‘hold fast, stick’ (which gave English adhere). The underlying idea is of being ‘held back’, or in speech of ‘stammering’, and hence of being unable to act or speak promptly or decisively.
=> adhere - hesitate (v.)
- 1620s, from Latin haesitatum, past participle of haesitare (see hesitation). Related: Hesitated; hesitating.
例文
- 1. Today I might hesitate to turn in a burglar.
- 入室窃盗犯を警察に送致させるのは、心配になるかもしれません。
- 2.Do not hesitate to laugh at anything you find amusing.
- 笑えると思ったら笑ってください。
- 3.This could make your superiors hesitate to trust you with major responsibilities.
- これにより、上司はあなたに重責を負わせることができなくなります。
- 4.She didn 't hesitate to tell intrusive photographers to "naff off ".
- 彼女は迷惑な撮影者を遠慮なく「どけ」と呼んだ。
- 5.They don 't hesitate to open fire when confronted by police.
- 彼らは警察に遭遇したとき、ためらわずに発砲した。