dare-devilとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdɛədɛvəl/, [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ]
• ハイフネーション: dare‧dev‧il

名詞

daredevil (plural daredevils)

1. A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]

   Synonyms: adrenaline junkie, adventurer, thrill-seeker

   Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.

派生語

形容詞

daredevil (comparative more daredevil, superlative most daredevil)

1. Recklessly bold; adventurous. [from 1832]

   The climactic scene of “Rebel without a Cause” is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken.

   • 2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 27:

     Not only do they glide gracefully with burdens on their heads, they bend to pick money that has been flung at them; dash across roads with cars zooming by and the most daredevil do all this with a child strapped to their back.

動詞

daredevil (third-person singular simple present daredevils, present participle (US) daredeviling or (UK) daredevilling, simple past and past participle (US) daredeviled or (UK) daredevilled)

1. (intransitive) To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.