迷惑なことに
解説 Definition
人を困らせたり、イライラさせるような方法で何かが起こることを表す副詞。何かの行為や事象が不快で迷惑であることを強調する場面で使用されます。
Annoyingly means in a way that causes irritation or makes someone feel bothered. It is used to describe actions, sounds, situations, or habits that are slightly unpleasant or frustrating. The word often shows the speaker's negative feeling.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず基礎の annoy「イライラさせる」を芯に置く。そこに -ing が付くと annoying「うっとうしい・迷惑な感じの」、さらに -ly で annoyingly「うっとうしいほど／迷惑なことに」と副詞化する。angrily が「怒って」で話し手や人の感情を表すのに対し、annoyingly は物事や状況がこちらをイラつかせる感じ。an annoyingly slow system, Annoyingly, it failed again. のように、速度・音・繰り返す失敗と相性がよい。
Build it from `annoy` + `-ing` + `-ly`: first someone feels annoyed, then that feeling shows in the way they speak or act. It often fits replies, answers, or tone, as in someone speaking in an irritated way. Think of attitude and expression, not just an annoying situation.
例文
The neighbor's dog barked annoyingly all night long.
隣人の犬は迷惑なことに一晩中吠えていました。
He was annoyingly late to every meeting.
彼は迷惑なことに毎回ミーティングに遅刻していました。
The software keeps crashing annoyingly every few minutes.
そのソフトウェアは迷惑なことに数分ごとにクラッシュします。
annoyingly の類義語・関連語
annoyingly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「annoyingly」の核の annoy は古フランス語 enuier 由来で、さらにラテン語 in odio「嫌悪の中で」に結びつきます。人に嫌な思いを負わせる感覚が原点で、annoyance や ennui を知ると語感が深まります。
Annoyingly comes from annoy with the adverb ending -ly. Annoy came into English from Old French, and is linked to Latin expressions meaning hatred or displeasure. Its basic idea was causing someone trouble or an unpleasant feeling, which later became the modern sense of irritating someone. Related words include annoyance and ennui.
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