a guinea pig

意味

someone used to test a new product or method

新しい製品や方法を試すのに使われる人.

例文

1. 1I was a guinea pig for my brother's first attempt at baking bread.
2. 2The developer used me as a guinea pig for the new booking system.
3. 3Before offering the course to everyone, the tutor used me as a guinea pig to try her new method.
4. 4Would you be a guinea pig for this prototype and report which buttons don't work?
5. 5Being a guinea pig for the app meant testing unfinished features and reporting every fault.

文法

可算名詞：a guinea pig、複数形は guinea pigs。use someone as や act as の後によく使う。複数の語尾が付くのは pig だけ。