English Dictionary

setback

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɛtbæk/

名詞

アメリカ英語 古語 推量

An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome) / (US) The required distance between a structure and a road.

日本語の意味

障害 / 遅延 / 不利 / 逆境による打撃（進行を阻害する出来事） / （米国において）構造物と道路との必要な間隔

The unexpected storm was a major setback for the outdoor festival organizers.

その予期せぬ嵐は屋外フェスティバルの主催者にとって大きな障害だった。

意味（1）

An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)

After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.

意味（2）

(US) The required distance between a structure and a road.

意味（3）

(architecture) A step-like recession in a wall.

Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.

意味（4）

An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.

Fuel savings from thermostat setbacks have long been accepted as fact, but little documentation existed to support it.

意味（5）

(possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.

意味（6）

(archaic) A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.

setbacks （ plural ）