English Dictionary

flat-footed

形容詞

人間 比喩的用法

Having feet which are flat. / (of humans) Having the specific physical condition of flat feet. / Holding firmly and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.

日本語の意味

足が偏平な状態であること。 / 偏平足という身体的特徴を持っている状態。 / 自分の立場を固守し、決意を貫くこと。

The flat-footed hiker bought custom insoles to reduce fatigue on long trails.

扁平足のハイカーは、長いトレイルでの疲れを軽くするために特注のインソールを買った。

意味（1）

Having feet which are flat.

Bears are flat-footed animals.

意味（2）

(of humans) Having the specific physical condition of flat feet.

[…] the volunteer from the 9th company was shot because he wouldn't advance and made the excuse that he had swollen legs and was flat-footed.

意味（3）

Holding firmly and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.

I write in this way to urge you to be explicit and flat-footed in your wishes.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse.

Two Saudi battalions and a Qatari armored battalion were tasked with retaking the town, which they did in a slow and flat-footed fashion, supported by ample U.S. artillery and air power.