mid-15c., from verb jaggen (c. 1400) "to pierce, slash, cut; to notch or nick; cut or tear unevenly," Scottish and northern English, of unknown origin. Originally of garments with regular "toothed" edges; meaning "with the edge irregularly cut" is from 1570s. Related: Jaggedly; jaggedness.
例文
1. The bomb left a pile of jagged glass and twisted metal.
爆弾は、切り口のばらつきのあるガラスの破片とねじれ変形した金属の山を残した。
2.The stark jagged rocks were silhouetted against the sky.
つるつるした岩が空の背景を引き立ててそびえ立っている。
3.On all sides,skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.
周囲にそびえる摩天楼はまちまちだ。
4."I 'm all right,"Max said weakly,but his breathing came in jagged gasps.「私は大丈夫です」マックスは弱々しく言ったが、彼の呼吸は息が続かなかった。
5.She 'd cut a jagged hole in the tin,bending a knife in the process.