problematic
意味
- 疑問のある,あやふやな;未決(定)の
例文
The separation of gold from sand is problematic.
砂から金をより分けるのは難問だ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Borrowed from Middle French problématique, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “outjutting, barrier, problem”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “I throw, place before”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw, place”). By surface analysis, problem + -atic.