stiffとは

発音

• IPA^(key): /stɪf/
• 韻: -ɪf

形容詞

stiff (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffest)

1. (of an object) Rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
   • 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326:

     “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; […]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.

2. (figuratively, of policies かつ rules かつ their application かつ enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
3. (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
4. (colloquial) Harsh, severe.

   He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.

5. (of muscles または parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.

   My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.

6. Potent.

   a stiff drink;  a stiff dose;  a stiff breeze.

7. Dead, deceased.
8. (of a penis) Erect.
9. (cooking, of whipping cream または egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.

   beat the egg whites until they are stiff

10. (mathematics) Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.

引用

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:stiff.

派生語

• stiffy
• stiff upper lip

名詞

stiff (複数形 stiffs)

1. An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.

   A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003.

2. A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.

   She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.

3. (slang) A cadaver, a dead person.
4. (US) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
5. (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.

参考

• bindlestiff
• 参考 Thesaurus:corpse, Thesaurus:body

派生語

• do a bit of stiff

動詞

stiff (三人称単数 現在形 stiffs, 現在分詞 stiffing, 過去形および過去分詞形 stiffed)

1. To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly または explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.

   Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light.

   • 1946, William Foote Whyte, Industry and Society, page 129

     We asked one girl to explain how she felt when she was "stiffed." She said, You think of all the work you've done and how you've tried to please [them…].

2. to cheat someone
   • 1992, Stephen Birmingham, Shades of Fortune, page 451

     You see, poor Nonie really was stiffed by Adolph in his will. He really stiffed her, Rose, and I really wanted to right that wrong.

3. to tip ungenerously
   • 2007, Mary Higgins Clark, I Heard That Song Before, page 154

     Then he stiffed the waiter with a cheap tip.

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