backpedalとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

back +‎ pedal

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/

動詞

backpedal (third-person singular simple present backpedals, present participle (米国用法) backpedaling or (英国用法) backpedalling, simple past and past participle (米国用法) backpedaled or (英国用法) backpedalled)

1. (intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2. (intransitive) To step backwards.

   The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.

3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

   Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.

同意語

• (distance oneself from an earlier claim または statement): climb down

派生語

• backpedal brake (on a bicycle)
• backpedaler, backpedaller