Fool proofとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/

形容詞

foolproof (comparative more foolproof, superlative most foolproof)

1. Of a device: protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.
2. Of an idea or plan: certain to succeed in all eventualities, or claimed to be so; infallible.
   • 2021 June 1, Marie-Dominique, “‘Throw the ingredients together with reckless abandon!’: Guardian readers on their tastiest foolproof bakes”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 3 July 2021:

     My foolproof recipe is my gâteau fermière.

   • 2022 January 24, Allan Jenkins, Molly Tait-Hyland, “The 20 best easy dinner recipes – every one simple and delicious”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 9 March 2022:

     From Nigella Lawson’s effortless spaghetti with Marmite to Chetna Makan’s foolproof chicken curry – the recipes to turn to when you want easy but tasty suppers

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動詞

foolproof (third-person singular simple present foolproofs, present participle foolproofing, simple past and past participle foolproofed)

1. (transitive) To render (something) foolproof.

   We foolproofed the operations.

Further reading

• “foolproof”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.