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解説 Definition
「brilliantly」は、非常に優れた方法で、または輝かしく物事を行うさまを表す副詞です。知性や才能が際立って発揮されている状態、あるいは光が眩しいほど輝いているさまを表します。演奏、演技、問題解決など様々な優れた行為を称える際に使われます。
Brilliantly means in an exceptionally skillful, intelligent, successful, or impressive manner. It can also describe light or color appearing with striking brightness, as when stars shine brilliantly in a clear sky.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
形容詞 brilliant「見事な・まばゆい」に副詞語尾 -ly を直接付けた brilliantly は「見事に／鮮やかに」。perform brilliantly や solve brilliantly では能力の卓越、shine brilliantly では強い輝きを表す。brightly は主に明るさ、brilliantly は光に加えて出来栄えの優秀さも評価できる。
Build brilliantly from brilliant plus the adverb ending -ly: brilliant describes something outstanding or intensely bright, and brilliantly tells how an action happens. A pianist can perform brilliantly, and a student can solve a problem brilliantly; both uses praise exceptional skill or intelligence. Stars can also shine brilliantly, preserving the older image of intense radiance. Compare brightly, which usually focuses on visible light or a cheerful manner. Brilliantly can describe brightness too, but it often adds strong praise for the quality, success, or cleverness of an action.
例文
The pianist performed brilliantly at the concert last night.
そのピアニストは昨夜のコンサートで見事な演奏を披露した。
She brilliantly solved the math problem that no one else could.
彼女は誰も解けなかった数学の問題を見事に解いた。
The stars shone brilliantly in the clear night sky.
星々は澄んだ夜空に眩しいほど輝いていた。
brilliantly の類義語・関連語
brilliantly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 beryllus（緑柱石）→イタリア語 brillare（輝く）→フランス語 brillant に由来。宝石の輝きが語源で、brilliant（輝かしい）に副詞接尾辞 -ly が付いた形。関連語: brilliance（輝き）、brilliant。宝石のように光り輝く様子から「見事に」の意味が生まれた。
Brilliantly is formed by adding the adverbial suffix -ly to brilliant. Brilliant entered English through French brillant, associated with the verb briller, meaning to shine. Its history is traditionally connected through Romance forms with words for beryl, a shining gemstone. The literal sense of giving off intense light developed a figurative sense of displaying exceptional intelligence, talent, or success, and brilliantly carries both meanings into adverbial use.
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