English Dictionary

take someone at their word

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To take someone literally even though they may not have been serious; to take someone seriously even though they were joking; to take up a challenge that was initially meant as a joke.

日本語の意味

相手の発言をそのままの意味で受け取り、冗談や軽い言葉でも真剣だと捉えること / 冗談を言っていたとしても、言葉どおりに、それを本気と信じること

It's a mistake to take someone at their word when you don't know them well.

よく知らない人の言葉を額面どおりに受け取るのは間違いだ。

意味（1）

(transitive) To take someone literally even though they may not have been serious; to take someone seriously even though they were joking; to take up a challenge that was initially meant as a joke.

意味（2）

(transitive) To take someone's word for it, to believe someone without having the means to check that what they said is true.

takes someone at their word （ present singular third-person ）

taking someone at their word （ participle present ）

took someone at their word （ past ）

taken someone at their word （ participle past ）