semi-invalidとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: sĕm′ĭ-ĭn′və-lĭd
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA: /ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪd/; (also Scotland) /ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.vʌ.lɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /ˌsem.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪd/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˌsem.əˈ(ʔ)ən.və.ləd/
• (India) IPA: /ˌsɛ(ː)m.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.va.lɪɖ/

• 韻: -ɪnvəlɪd
• ハイフネーション: sem‧i-in‧va‧lid

名詞

semi-invalid (plural semi-invalids) (dated, sometimes offensive)

1. A partially disabled or a somewhat infirm person.
   • 1994, Christine Marion Fraser, Noble Beginnings‎, quoted in Collins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:

     Mrs Walters was a semi-invalid who spent a greater part of her time in bed.

使用する際の注意点

See invalid (noun).

Further reading

• “semi-invalid, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 21 April 2026.