steadyとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English stede, stedi, stidiʒ, from 古期英語 stæþþiġ, from stæþ (“stead, bank”); equivalent to stathe +‎ -y or stead +‎ -y. Cognate with West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, Middle Dutch stedigh, German stätig, stetig.

発音

• enPR: stĕdʹi, IPA^(key): /ˈstɛdi/

形容詞

steady (comparative steadier, superlative steadiest)

1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

   Hold the ladder steady while I go up.

   • (Can we date this quote by Sir Philip Sidney かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175:

     But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window, […].

   • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314, page 0105:

     Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.

   a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object

   • 2003, Department of Transportation, ‎Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: Inserts Only (page 10)

     During programmed changes, no steady green signal indication or flashing yellow signal indication shall be terminated and immediately followed by a steady red or flashing red signal indication without first displaying the steady yellow signal […]

3. Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.

   a steady ride

4. Regular and even.

   the steady course of the Sun;  a steady breeze of wind

5. Slow.

同意語

• (firm): robust, solid, untottering
• (constant in purpose または action): dogged, staunch, unyielding; see also Thesaurus:obstinate
• (smooth, not bumpy): fluid
• (regular かつ even): constant, uniform, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady
• (slow): glacial, ponderous, stately; see also Thesaurus:slow

反意語

• (regular かつ even): unsteady; see also Thesaurus:unsteady

派生語

動詞

steady (三人称単数 現在形 steadies, 現在分詞 steadying, 過去形および過去分詞形 steadied)

1. To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.

名詞

steady (複数形 steadies)

1. A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
2. (informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.
3. (informal) A prostitute's regular customer.
   • 2013, Sheila Foster, Soho Whore:

     Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal.

副詞

steady (not comparable)

1. (rowing, informal) To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.

   After the sprint pieces, we rowed steady for the rest of practice.

Further reading

• steady in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• steady in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• steady at OneLook Dictionary Search

アナグラム

• stayed