rickety
gb/ɹˈɪkəti/ us/ɹˈɪkəti/
B2
英語
ingatag, rozoga, bizonytalan a lábán, angolkóros
B2
1
ingatag
B2
用法パターン：
a rickety [chair/ladder/bridge/staircase]
The rickety ladder shook every time I climbed a step.
Az ingatag létra megremegett minden alkalommal, amikor felléptem egy fokkal.
They crossed the river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Egy ingatag fahídon keltek át a folyón.
One leg of the chair was loose, so the whole thing felt rickety.
学習者向け例文
This chair is rickety.
Ez a szék ingatag.
Be careful—those stairs are rickety.
Vigyázz, az a lépcső nagyon ingatag.
よくある間違い：
Don’t use rickety for small temporary movement (e.g., a “rickety hand”); it usually describes something that is poorly built or badly supported.
意味
shaky and not firmly built
コロケーション
a rickety chair
|a rickety ladder
|a rickety bridge
|rickety stairs
|a rickety table
|a rickety fence
|a rickety platform
|a rickety structure
|a rickety walkway
|rickety steps
類義語
wobbly (emphasizes shaking or unsteady movement)
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unstable (more general; less everyday and less visual)
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flimsy (emphasizes thin/weak materials)
対義語
sturdy (strong and stable)
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solid (firmly made and not likely to move)
テーマ
daily_life
|home
|buildings
定義
not strong, so it shakes and may fall
Not strong or well supported, so it shakes, wobbles, or seems likely to fall or break.
B2
2
rozoga
B1
用法パターン：
a rickety old [car/house/bus]
He drove up in a rickety old van that looked ready to fall apart.
Egy rozoga öreg furgonnal állt be, amely úgy nézett ki, mindjárt szétesik.
They rented a rickety beach house with broken shutters.
Kibéreltek egy rozoga tengerparti házat törött spalettákkal.
The rickety bus made strange noises the whole trip.
学習者向け例文
My bike is old and rickety.
A biciklim öreg és rozoga.
They live in a rickety house.
Egy rozoga házban laknak.
よくある間違い：
Rickety often suggests both age and weakness; it’s stronger than simply “old.”
意味
old and in bad condition
コロケーション
a rickety old car
|a rickety bus
|a rickety house
|a rickety shack
|a rickety shed
|a rickety bike
|a rickety elevator
|a rickety train
|a rickety building
|a rickety boat
類義語
ramshackle (very run-down and loosely put together)
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run-down (emphasizes poor maintenance rather than wobbling)
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dilapidated (more formal; often for buildings)
対義語
well-maintained (kept in good condition)
|
new (not old or worn)
テーマ
daily_life
|travel
|buildings
定義
old and in bad condition
Old, worn, and poorly maintained, often looking as if it could stop working or collapse soon.
C1
3
ingatag
B2
用法パターン：
a rickety [plan/argument/system]
Their argument is rickety because it relies on one unreliable source.
Az érvelésük ingatag, mert egyetlen megbízhatatlan forrásra támaszkodik.
The company expanded on a rickety business plan and quickly ran into debt.
A cég egy ingatag üzleti tervre alapozva terjeszkedett, és hamar eladósodott.
Without maintenance, the whole system became rickety and unpredictable.
学習者向け例文
That plan seems rickety.
Az a terv ingatagnak tűnik.
Her argument is rickety.
Az érvelése ingatag.
よくある間違い：
In this sense, rickety is usually for things that can “collapse” in a figurative way (plans, systems, arguments), not for general “bad” quality.
意味
weak or unreliable in quality
コロケーション
a rickety plan
|a rickety argument
|a rickety system
|a rickety arrangement
|a rickety business model
|a rickety alliance
|a rickety economy
|a rickety theory
|a rickety case
|a rickety setup
類義語
shaky (very common for weak evidence or uncertain situations)
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flawed (emphasizes mistakes or problems in design/logic)
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unsound (more formal; often for reasoning)
対義語
sound (logically strong and reliable)
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robust (strong and able to handle stress)
テーマ
work
|education
|communication
定義
not strong or reliable; likely to fail
Not well designed or supported; likely to fail or not work well.
C1
4
用法パターン：
a rickety [person/old man/old woman]
After the long illness, he felt rickety and needed help walking.
A hosszú betegség után bizonytalan volt a lábán, és segítségre volt szüksége a járáshoz.
She looked a bit rickety on the icy steps.
A jeges lépcsőn kissé bizonytalanul állt a lábán.
By the end of the hike, my knees were so rickety I had to rest.
学習者向け例文
He feels rickety today.
Ma gyengének és bizonytalannak érzi magát.
My legs are rickety after running.
Futás után gyengék és bizonytalanok a lábaim.
よくある間違い：
This use can sound slightly insensitive if applied to a person; speakers often choose gentler words like “frail.”
意味
physically weak and unsteady
コロケーション
a rickety old man
|a rickety old woman
|rickety legs
|to feel rickety
|looking rickety
|growing rickety
類義語
frail (more common and gentler for people)
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unsteady (focuses on balance rather than overall weakness)
対義語
strong (physically powerful and healthy)
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steady (able to stand or walk without wobbling)
テーマ
health
|people
定義
weak and not steady when standing or walking
Weak and unsteady on one’s feet; easily tired or likely to fall.
C2
TECHNICAL
5
angolkóros
C2
用法パターン：
a rickety [child]
In early medical reports, some children were described as rickety because of rickets.
A korai orvosi jelentésekben egyes gyerekeket angolkórosnak írtak le.
The clinic treated infants with rickety symptoms caused by vitamin D deficiency.
A klinika D-vitamin-hiány okozta angolkóros tünetekkel küzdő csecsemőket kezelt.
よくある間違い：
In modern general English, rickety almost always means “shaky/unstable,” not “having rickets.”
意味
affected by rickets
コロケーション
a rickety child
|rickety deformities
|rickety bones
類義語
rachitic (more technical medical term for ‘affected by rickets’)
対義語
healthy (not diseased)
テーマ
health
|medicine
定義
having the disease rickets
Suffering from rickets, especially (in older usage) with bones weakened or deformed by the disease.
文法
辞書形
rickety
IPA
GB/ɹˈɪkəti/
US/ɹˈɪkəti/
音節・強勢
rick - ety （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (rick)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: rickety
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