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• probleme (obsolete)
• pro'lem (eye dialect)

語源

From 中期英語 probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”). Doublet of problema.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA: /ˈpɹɒbləm/
  • (Received Pronunciation, dated) IPA: /ˈpɹɒblɪm/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈpɹɑbləm/, (reduced) /-bəm/, [-bm̩], /-əm/, [-m̩]
• ハイフネーション: prob‧lem

名詞

problem (plural problems)

1. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

   Synonym: rub

   Hypernyms: challenge, issue, obstacle

   She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.

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

     “ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”

   • 2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 190, number 13, page 30:

     The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.

   1. An addiction, other substance use disorder, or comparable psychological challenge.

      Hyponyms: drinking problem, drug problem

      I think he has a gambling problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.

      I think he has a nose candy problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.

2. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

   Study hard, but don't overdo it. The problems in the exam won't be difficult to solve.

3. A puzzling circumstance.
4. Objection.

   You got a problem with that?

5. Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.

   You made your best honest effort; if they judge you harshly, that’s their problem, not yours.

6. (climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb.

使用する際の注意点

Colloquially, "problem" in sense 1 can be put after an objective personal pronoun to create a noun phrase meaning "that person's/those people's problem."

1994, Joel S. Weissman, Arnold M. Epstein, Falling Through the Safety Net: Insurance Status and Access to Health Care, page 30:

Until Middle America understands lack of insurance and underinsurance as an "us" problem rather than a "them" problem, the motivation for change will be diminished.

反意語

• solution

下位語

• Entscheidungsproblem

派生語

関連する語

派生した語

• → Welsh: problem

形容詞

problem (comparative more problem, superlative most problem)

1. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
2. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
   • 2010, A. M. Aleksander, The Pride of the King‎:

     It is more problem to my family than to me.

参考

• trouble

Further reading

• “problem”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “problem”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “problem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.