deliberateとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (adjective):
  • enPR: dĭlĭbʹərət, IPA^(key): /dɪˈlɪbəɹət/
  • (weak vowel merger) enPR: dəlĭbʹərət, IPA^(key): /dəˈlɪbəɹət/
  • (verb):
    • enPR: dĭlĭbʹərāt, IPA^(key): /dɪˈlɪbəɹeɪt/
    • (weak vowel merger) enPR: dəlĭbʹərāt, IPA^(key): /dəˈlɪbəɹeɪt/
  • ハイフネーション: de‧lib‧er‧ate

形容詞

deliberate (comparative more deliberate, superlative most deliberate)

1. Done on purpose; intentional.

   Tripping me was a deliberate action.

   Synonyms: purposeful, volitional; see also Thesaurus:intentional

   Antonyms: unintentional, unwitting

2. Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

   a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result

   Synonyms: careful, cautious, well-advised; see also Thesaurus:cautious

   • 1603-4, Shakespeare, William, Measure for Measure:

     settled visage and deliberate word

3. Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.

   The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.

   Synonyms: circumspect, thoughtful

4. Not hasty or sudden; slow.
   • 1803, William Wirt, The Letters of the British Spy:

     His enunciation was so deliberate.

動詞

deliberate (三人称単数 現在形 deliberates, 現在分詞 deliberating, 過去形および過去分詞形 deliberated)

1. (transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.

   It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.

2. (intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.

同意語

• 同意語: see Thesaurus:ponder