sketchy

怪しい、信用できない

不正や問題を起こしそうに見え、安心して信用できない。

やさしい英語で： Seeming dishonest or likely to cause trouble, so you do not feel safe trusting them.

• That guy seems sketchy.
• She refused to buy from the sketchy dealer.
• Why are you trusting someone so sketchy?

類義語： shady, dodgy, untrustworthy

反対語： trustworthy

よく使う表現： sketchy guy, sketchy dealer, seem sketchy

怪しい、信用できない

質が十分によいとは思えず、安心して頼れない。

やさしい英語で： Not good enough to trust or feel confident about.

• That repair looks sketchy.
• The evidence against him was sketchy.
• We rejected the equipment because its quality seemed sketchy.

類義語： questionable, dubious, unreliable

反対語： reliable

よく使う表現： sketchy repair, sketchy work, sketchy evidence

大まかな、不十分な

細かい説明が少なく、大事な情報が抜けている。

やさしい英語で： Giving only a few details, so important information is missing.

• The details are still sketchy.
• We received a sketchy account of the accident.
• Her knowledge of the rules was rather sketchy.

類義語： incomplete, vague, rough

反対語： detailed, thorough

よく使う表現： sketchy details, sketchy information, sketchy account

大まかな、未完成の

主な考えだけが示され、細部はこれから加えたり直したりする段階の。

やさしい英語で： Showing only the main ideas, with details still to be added or improved.

• She showed us a sketchy plan.
• The first drawings were sketchy but useful.
• We developed his sketchy outline into a full proposal.

類義語： rough, unfinished

反対語： detailed

よく使う表現： sketchy design, sketchy outline, sketchy plan