awkwardly
ぎこちなく
解説 Definition
ぎこちなく動くまたは行動することを意味します。滑らかでない、不器用な様子を表現します。
Awkwardly means in a way that is not smooth, natural, or comfortable. It can describe physical movement, social behavior, or speech that feels uneasy or clumsy. The word often suggests a lack of confidence, skill, or ease.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず awkward を核に覚える。awkward は「気まずい」「ぎこちない」の両方でよく出る語で、そこに -ly が付くと「ぎこちなく」という動き方・話し方の副詞になる。silently, quickly と同じく「形容詞 + -ly → 副詞」の型で見れば作りは素直。walk awkwardly, smile awkwardly, stand awkwardly のように、人の動作や態度と結びつけると定着しやすい。clumsily が単に不器用さ寄りなのに対し、awkwardly は「居心地の悪さが動きに出る」感じも含むと押さえると混同しにくい。
Take `awkward` and add `-ly`, the usual adverb ending. That gives the idea of doing something in an awkward way, like `walk awkwardly` or `smile awkwardly`. It often suggests not only clumsy movement, but also social discomfort showing in the movement.
例文
He smiled awkwardly when she asked him the question.
彼女が質問した時、彼はぎこちなく笑った。
She moved awkwardly in the crowded train.
彼女は混雑した電車の中でぎこちなく動いた。
He spoke awkwardly in front of the large audience.
彼は大きな聴衆の前でぎこちなく話した。
awkwardly の類義語・関連語
awkwardly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
awkwardly は awkward + -ly で、awkward は awk「逆向きの・扱いにくい」（古ノルド語由来）+ -ward「〜の向きへ」から成ります。原感は「向きが合わない」で、そこから「ぎこちなく、不器用に」へ。関連語は awkward, awkwardness。
Awkwardly comes from awkward plus the adverb ending -ly. Awkward is from awk, probably from Old Norse, meaning something like "turned the wrong way," together with -ward, showing direction. The idea of being wrongly turned or badly fitted grew into the modern sense of moving or acting clumsily.
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