English Dictionary

slight

IPA（発音記号）

/slaɪt/

形容詞

地域限定 特に 海洋 廃用 古風

gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful / not thorough; superficial / trifling; unimportant; insignificant / (archaic or rare) not far away in space or time / of slender build

日本語の意味

穏やかで弱い、攻撃的ではなく力が強くない / 徹底しておらず表面的な / 些細で重要でなく、取るに足らない / (古語または希少な意味) 空間や時間的に近い / 細身の

There was a slight breeze that made the curtains flutter.

かすかなそよ風がカーテンを揺らした。

意味（1）

gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful

Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,[…].

意味（2）

not thorough; superficial

make a slight examination

意味（3）

trifling; unimportant; insignificant

Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.

意味（4）

(archaic or rare) not far away in space or time

in the slight future

意味（5）

of slender build

a slight but graceful woman

意味（6）

(regional) Even, smooth or level

A slight stone

意味（7）

(especially said of the sea) still; with little or no movement on the surface

The sea was slight and calm

意味（8）

(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.

But no beast ever was so slight,For man, as for his god, to fight;They have more wit, alas! and knowThemselves and us better than so.

意味（9）

(regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.

we frequently have slight Goods and sometimes old and unsaleable Articles

意味（10）

(dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.

This slight way of treating both his book and his ancestors nettled little Puddock – who never himself took a liberty, and expected similar treatment – but he knew Sturk, the nature of the beast, and he only bowed grandly […]

slighter （ comparative ）

slightest （ superlative ）