affectionately
affectionately はTOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「親しみを込めて、愛情を込めて」という意味があります。発音記号は /əˈfɛkʃənətli/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
親しみを込めて
解説 Definition
人や物事を身近で好ましいものとして扱う気持ちを表す副詞です。名前の呼び方、思い出の語り方、親しい相手への話し方などで、堅苦しさより温かい親近感が出ます。
Affectionately is an adverb that shows warm, close, and friendly feelings toward a person or thing. It is often used when someone calls a person by a special name, talks about someone with fond warmth, or refers to something in a familiar way. The tone is not formal or distant; it suggests gentle closeness and personal affection.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
affectionately は affection「好意・親しみ」から来る副詞で、ここでは強い恋愛感情や家族愛よりも、相手や物事を身近に感じている温かさに注目する。特に be affectionately known as「親しみを込めて〜として知られる」、affectionately called「親しみを込めて〜と呼ばれる」が頻出。warmly は広く「温かく」、fondly は思い入れを含み、affectionately は呼び名や語り方に親近感がにじむ語。
Think of affectionately as coming from affection, meaning warm liking or closeness. In this word, the main idea is not strong romance or deep family love, but a gentle feeling of familiarity. It often appears in phrases like be affectionately known as or affectionately called, where a name or way of speaking shows friendly warmth. Compared with warmly or fondly, affectionately especially suggests closeness in the way someone is called or talked about.
例文
He was affectionately called Grandpa Joe by everyone in the neighborhood.
近所のみんなは彼を親しみを込めてグランパ・ジョーと呼んでいた。
She spoke affectionately about her old teacher during the interview.
彼女はインタビューで昔の先生のことを親しみを込めて話した。
The small cafe is affectionately known as the heart of the town.
その小さなカフェは町の中心として親しみを込めて知られている。
愛情を込めて
(意味 2)解説 Definition
愛情や好意の感情を込めた方法で。温かい感情を表現しながら何かを行う様子。
Affectionately means in a warm, loving, and gentle way. It is used to describe how someone speaks, acts, or refers to another person with care and fondness. It often suggests emotional closeness.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
affectionately は affection「愛情・好意」に -ly が付いた副詞で、動作や言葉にやさしい愛着がこもる様子を表します。「愛情を込めて」の意味では、家族・恋人・子供・ペットなど、感情的に近い相手への温かさを意識すると覚えやすいです。smile affectionately, pat a child affectionately, speak affectionately about family のように、表情・動作・語り方と一緒によく使われます。
Build it from affection plus -ly. The base idea is warm personal feeling, so affectionately describes an action done with visible love or fondness. It often appears with close relationships, as in smile affectionately, pat a child affectionately, or speak affectionately about family.
例文
She spoke about her children affectionately during the interview.
彼女はインタビュー中に彼女の子供たちについて愛情を込めて話した。
He affectionately patted the dog on the head.
彼は愛情を込めて犬の頭をなでた。
The grandmother affectionately called her grandson her special boy.
祖母は愛情を込めて孫を自分の特別な坊やと呼んだ。
affectionately の語源・成り立ち Etymology
affectionately は affectionate に副詞語尾 -ly が付いた語です。元の affection はラテン語 affectio に由来し、心が動かされることから好意や親しみを表すようになりました。
Affectionately comes from affectionate plus the adverb ending -ly. The older word affection comes from the Latin affectio, which meant a state or feeling produced in the mind. Over time, it developed the sense of liking, warmth, and closeness.
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