English Dictionary

unsound

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌʌnˈsaʊnd/

形容詞

特に 馬術 イギリス英語 人間対象

Not whole, not solid, defective. / (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased. / (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.

日本語の意味

全体が整っておらず、欠陥がある状態。 / （特に馬術において）病弱で、体調が不十分な状態。 / （英国で、特に人に対して）健全ではなく、信用できない状態。

Because the old staircase was unsound, we had to cordon off that wing of the building until repairs were made.

古い階段に欠陥があったため、修理が完了するまでその建物のその一角を立ち入り禁止にしなければなりませんでした。

意味（1）

Not whole, not solid, defective.

A striking example comes to mind, in which a scheme to improve the existing buildings finished up as virtually a complete reconstruction, owing to the unsound condition of the original structure!

意味（2）

(especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.

... A horse labouring under a temporary injury, capable of being speedily cured, is not unsound within the meaning of a warranty of soundness ...

意味（3）

(UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.

You would not like Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.

more unsound （ comparative ）

unsounder （ comparative ）

most unsound （ superlative ）

unsoundest （ superlative ）