English Dictionary

irregular

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/

形容詞

表面 前置詞句 幾何学 語レベル

nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations / (of a surface) rough / without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity

日本語の意味

規則や期待にそぐわない、標準ではない / 表面が粗く、でこぼこしている / 左右対称でなく、一様でない

The designer warned that using irregular materials could compromise the product's durability.

デザイナーは、非標準の素材を使うと製品の耐久性が損なわれる可能性があると警告した。

意味（1）

nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations

‘ “It would be most irregular Grandpa!” says Miss Cecily frowning and tapping her foot. “Well, we’re a pretty irregular family so that’s neither here nor there,” says the old man, impish like. … ’

意味（2）

(of a surface) rough

意味（3）

without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity

The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.

意味（4）

(geometry, of a polygon) not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal

意味（5）

(geometry, of a polyhedron) whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)

意味（6）

(grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language

Calves, cacti, and children are irregular plurals.

more irregular （ comparative ）

most irregular （ superlative ）