English Dictionary

caveat emptor

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkeɪ.viˌæt ˈɛmp.tɔ(ɹ)/

フレーズ

歴史的

Used as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen problems or faults with what is bought.

日本語の意味

購入者は、買ったものに予期せぬ問題や欠陥がある可能性があるので、自己責任で注意するべきである / 買い手注意（自己責任）」として、購入に際して問題が発生する可能性を念頭に置くことが求められる

When buying a used car from a private seller, caveat emptor should guide your inspection and test drive.

個人売主から中古車を購入する際は、「購入者は注意すべきだ」という原則を念頭に置いて点検や試乗を行うべきだ。

意味（1）

Used as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen problems or faults with what is bought.

In an email she wrote that the lack of regulation “leads to difficulty extrapolating available evidence to various products on the consumer market given the differences in chemical composition and purity.” She cautioned the public to weigh “both potential benefits and risks,” to which I would add caveat emptor — buyer beware.

意味（2）

(historical, commercial law) A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.