retiredとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈtʌɪəd/

形容詞

retired (comparative more retired, superlative most retired)

1. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. [from 16th c.]
2. Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. [from 16th c.]
   • 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia:

     The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

3. (of people) Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.]

   The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

4. No longer in use or production.

   Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

動詞

retired

1. simple past tense and past participle of retire

アナグラム

• retried, tireder