English Dictionary

penelopize

動詞

稀用

(very rare) To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with the intention of redoing it and repeating this cycle.

日本語の意味

これまでに行われた処理や作業を取り消すことによって、意図的に遅延を生み出す行為。 / すでに完了した行為を逆転させ、再び実行し直す意図の下で、その一連のサイクルを繰り返すために作られる遅延

During the renovation, the contractor seemed to penelopize the project, repeatedly undoing work and forcing us to wait while he decided what to do next.

改装中、その業者は意図的に以前の作業を元に戻して工事を遅らせているようで、次に何をするか決める間、私たちは何度も待たされた。

意味（1）

(very rare) To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with the intention of redoing it and repeating this cycle.

Diplomacy was still drawing out its lengthened thread — still weaving its long and dilatory web — still Penelopizing — when the same McLeod, the boaster in Canada of his active share in this triple crime of midnight murder, arson, and robbery, crosses over to the American side and repeats, in the hearing of Americans, and on the spot which had been the scene of his exploit, the audacious boast of his participation in it.

penelopizes （ present singular third-person ）

penelopizing （ participle present ）

penelopized （ participle past ）

penelopized （ past ）