tardy

• adj.遅い; 遅い
• n. 遅い
• n.(遅刻する)人の名前；（英語、フランス語、チェコ語、ハンガリー語）Tardy

ラテン語のtardus、遅い、語源的にはretardから。

tardy

tardy: see bustard

tardy (adj.)

1520s, "slow," from Old French tardif "slow, late" (12c.), also the name of the snail character in the Roman de Renart, from Vulgar Latin *tardivus, from Latin tardus "slow, sluggish; late; dull, stupid," of unknown origin. Meaning "late" in English is from 1660s.

This word, not much used in English prose, is constantly employed in the U.S. and in Canada with reference to lateness in school-attendance. [Thornton, "American Glossary," 1912]

Related: Tardily; tardiness. Earlier form of the word in English was tardif, tardyve (late 15c.). Tardity "slowness of movement or action" is recorded in English from early 15c., from Old French tardete, from Latin tarditas.

1. The agency was heavily criticised for its tardy response to the hurricane.

この機関はハリケーンに対する反応が遅れているため、厳しく批判されている。

2.I was as tardy as ever for the afternoon appointments.

いつもと同じように、午後の約束にまた遅れてしまいました。

3.The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes.

法律は変化中の観念に対してしばしば反応が遅い。

4.It 's impolite to make a tardy appearance.

遅れて到着するのは失礼です。

5.The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.

ボスはこのような緩やかな進行状況に不満を持っています。