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発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈæm.bjə.lənt/

形容詞

ambulant (not comparable)

1. Able to walk; ambulatory.
   • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:

     They are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats.

   • 2017, Theodore Dalrymple, The Knife Went In:

     The patients, mostly ambulant, were brought in one by one.

2. Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.

   an ambulant toilet

派生語

名詞

ambulant (plural ambulants)

1. A patient who is able to walk.

Further reading

• “ambulant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.