英和和英

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /dəˈmændɪŋ/
• 韻: -ɑːndɪŋ, -ændɪŋ

形容詞

demanding (comparative more demanding, superlative most demanding)

1. Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.

   Synonyms: challenging, exigent, taxing, fussy

   This bike is built to withstand even the most demanding terrain.

2. Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
   • 1982, Shalamar, “A Night to Remember”, in Friends:

     When you love someone, it's natural, not demanding / And that's one thing I'm proud to say I found in you / I'm so glad we reached an understanding / Now I know my heart is safe with you, ooh

   Synonyms: exacting; see also Thesaurus:bossy

   Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious

   Our wines will satisfy even the most demanding of connoisseurs.

反意語

派生語

動詞

demanding

1. present participle and gerund of demand

名詞

demanding (plural demandings)

1. The act of making a demand.
   • 2012, Janet Haslam, Rachel's Daughter

     She had had enough whimperings and demandings this morning to last her a week, and her face hardened as a tear rolled down Sarah's cheek.

アナグラム

• maddening