slippery

• adj.滑りやすい; 狡猾な; 不安定な

slip、sliding out、sliding、-ery、形容詞接尾辞。油っぽい, 滑りやすい.

slippery (adj.)

"having a slippery surface," c. 1500, from Middle English sliper (adj.) "readily slipping," from Old English slipor "slippery, having a smooth surface" (see slip (v.)) + -y (2). Metaphoric sense of "deceitful, untrustworthy" is first recorded 1550s. Related: Slipperiness. In a figurative sense, slippery slope is first attested 1844. Slippery elm (1748) so called for its mucilaginous inner bark.

1. The clay court was slippery and he was unable to move freely.

赤土テニスコートは滑りやすく、彼は自由に動くことができない。

2.Better driv-ing equipment will improve track adhesion in slippery conditions.

より良い運転機器は、ウェットスリップ路面でのグリップ力を向上させることができる。

3.The tiled floor was wet and slippery .

タイルの床は濡れて滑りやすい。

4.Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions.

運転者に滑りに注意するように注意する。

5. slippery like a fish

魚のように滑る