childishly
幼稚に
解説 Definition
幼稚に、子どもっぽく。未熟で単純な方法で、または大人らしくない行動や態度で行うことを意味します。
Childishly means in a way that is not mature or reasonable for an adult. It is used when someone behaves with unnecessary emotion, selfishness, or silliness. The word is usually critical.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
childishly は child（子ども）→ childish（子どもっぽい、未熟な）→ childishly（子どもっぽく）と段階で覚えると定着しやすいです。-ish は「〜っぽい」、-ly は副詞化なので、形を見れば意味を組み立てやすい語。ほめ言葉寄りの childlike「子どものように純真な」と違い、childish / childishly は「大人げなく、幼稚に」という否定的ニュアンスが強い点に注意。act childishly, respond childishly のように、態度や反応の未熟さを表す場面でよく出ます。
Build it step by step: `child` -> `childish` -> `childishly`. The endings help: `-ish` means "like," and `-ly` turns it into an adverb. Keep it separate from `childlike`, which is often positive, while `childishly` usually sounds negative.
例文
He childishly refused to apologize for his mistakes.
彼は幼稚にも自分の過ちについて謝罪することを拒否しました。
Childishly pouting won't solve the problem.
幼稚にふくれっつらをしても問題は解決しません。
She childishly stuck out her tongue at her rival.
彼女は幼稚にも彼女のライバルに舌を出しました。
childishly の類義語・関連語
childishly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
childishly は child＋-ish＋-ly。child は古英語 cild「子ども」、-ish は「…らしい」、-ly は「…のように」を表すので、「子どもっぽい仕方で」から「幼稚に」という意味になりました。関連語は childhood, childlike.
Childishly is made from child + -ish + -ly. Child comes from Old English cild, while -ish means "like" or "having the quality of," and -ly means "in that way." So the word originally meant "in a childlike way," and it later often took the negative sense of acting in an immature way. Related words include childhood and childlike.
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