unspoilとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

unspoil (三人称単数 現在形 unspoils, 現在分詞 unspoiling, 過去形および過去分詞形 unspoiled または unspoilt)

1. (transitive) To make less spoiled.
   • 2007, Molly Gloss, The Hearts of Horses, Houghton Mifflin Company (2007), ISBN 9780547525242, unnumbered page:

     The week before, watching her work, Logerwell had called out to her, "I can tell you right now, if you mollycoddle a horse he'll turn out spoilt, and I've had to unspoil plenty of horses that've been girl-broke. […]

   • 2007, Donald Trump & Bill Zanker, Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life, HarperCollins (2007), ISBN 9780061547836, page 155:

     A few negative people can ruin an entire office environment, which shows you how powerful negativity is. It is so bad, even positive workers can't “unspoil” it.

   • 2011, Jane Douch, From Pamela Jane with Some Honor, Strategic Book Group (2011), ISBN 9781609763565, page 32:

     As John grew into a toddler he was quite spoilt, so I took the serious responsibility of unspoiling him.

アナグラム

• Poulins, pulsion, upsilon