Question of the Day #851

Buildkite Adds Analytics Tools to Identify Flaky App Tests

From the headline of this article at DevOps.com.

  上記の文で、flakyの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "flaky" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 薄片状の、フレーク状の
2. 〔菓子の生地などが〕パイ状の、パサパサの
3. 〈米俗〉〔人が普通ではなくて〕変わっている、頭のおかしい、気の狂った
4. 〈米俗〉〔人が〕頼りにならない、信頼できない

問題文の訳は、4番目が正解です。

 

Answer

According to :

1. consisting of flakes
2. tending to flake
3. markedly odd or unconventional: OFFBEAT, WACKY
4. informal: not reliable in performance or behavior : UNDEPENDABLE

   

Examples

• The central character of the play is a flaky neurotic.
• The truth is actors are often flaky, unreliable and unstable people.
• He wondered if the idea wasn't just a little too flaky, a little too outlandish.
• … digital crutches trump face-to-face talking (even phone calls), encouraging people to be flaky and evasive … - Charlotte Liberman
• You'll want to make sure that all the technology tools you need to effectively and efficiently serve clients are in full working order and that you won't need to worry about wasting time and money fixing broken hardware or flaky software. - Henry B. Chace

   

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