reckless
大学受験無謀な・向こう見ずな
意味
- (人・行為が)向こう見ずな,無謀な
例文
The two men were arrested for reckless driving.
無謀な運転で二人の男は逮捕された。
We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
私達は彼に向こう見ずな行動をさせないようにした。
His reckless driving brought about his death.
彼の無謀な運転が死を招いた。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English rēcelēas (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck + -less. Cognate with West Frisian roekeleas (“reckless”), Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German Low German ruuklos (“careless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).