halfbakedとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From half- +‎ baked.

発音

• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˌhæfˈbeɪkt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌhɑːfˈbeɪkt/

形容詞

half-baked (comparative more half-baked, superlative most half-baked)

1. (figurative, informal, frequently derogatory) Incomplete.
   1. Of an idea or scheme, not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or poorly thought-out.

      Synonyms: half-assed (vulgar), half-cocked (vulgar), dough-baked (dated)

      The guy had some half-baked idea for getting rich in the stock market.

      • 1996, Todd G. Buchholz, From Here to Economy‎, Penguin Publishing Group, →ISBN:

        Though Jevons's theory was more than half-baked, it needed more time in the oven, since he forgot to calculate that poor harvests in Asia would hit England only after a time lag.

      • 2013 April 16, Paula Cocozza, “Resignation by cake: the sweetest way to say goodbye”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

        A Cambridgeshire man recently gave notice with a message piped on top of a passion cake. A half-baked idea, or a generous parting gift for the office?

   2. Of a person, foolish or having no common sense.
      • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 592:

        "You're cheap. Cheap education, cheap ideas, a half-baked bloody nobody."

      • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

        She came skipping to me just now, clapping her little hands and bleating about how very, very happy she was, dear Mrs Travers. The silly young geezer. I nearly conked her one with my trowel. I'd always thought her half-baked, but now I think they didn't even put her in the oven.

2. (informal, figurative) Mildly under the influence (of alcohol).

   Coordinate terms: buzzed, feeling no pain; three sheets to the wind; baked

   If you need to talk to John tonight, try to catch him early in the evening, while he's still only half-baked.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Partially cooked by heating in an oven, either as an accidental outcome or as a work in process.

   Near-synonyms: underbaked, dough-baked (dated)

   The casserole was half-baked, but I choked it down anyway to be polite.

   When the casserole is half-baked, get started on preparing the side dishes.

派生語

参考

• half-measure
• need more time in the oven