きれいに
解説 Definition
汚れや乱れがなく、すっきりとした様子で行うこと。切断や分離などが滑らかで正確に行われる様子を表す。
Cleanly means in a neat, smooth, or precise way, without leaving dirt or rough edges. It can be used for physical actions such as cutting, removing, or finishing something. In some contexts, it also suggests doing something completely and effectively.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
clean + -ly で「cleanな状態で行う」が基本。まず形容詞 clean「清潔な・乱れのない」を土台にすると、副詞 cleanly は「きれいに／すっきりと／見事に」と広く取れる。部屋を cleanly keep というより、cut cleanly, divide cleanly のように「切れ目が滑らか」「はっきり分かれる」でよく出る。neatly が「整然と」、clearly が「明確に」なのに対し、cleanly は「汚さず・乱れず・スパッと」が芯。
Cleanly is just clean + -ly, so it means in a clean or smooth way. It often appears in phrases like cut cleanly or divide cleanly, where the idea is neat, sharp, and without mess. Think of something done smoothly and clearly, with no rough edges.
例文
She cut the paper cleanly along the line.
彼女は線に沿って紙をきれいに切った。
The surgeon cut the skin cleanly to minimize scarring.
外科医は傷跡を最小限に抑えるため、皮膚をきれいに切開した。
The branch snapped cleanly in two during the storm.
嵐の中、その枝はきれいに二つに折れた。
cleanly の類義語・関連語
cleanly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
cleanly は Old English 由来の clean「清潔な・純粋な」に、副詞語尾 -ly が付いた形です。cleanse や unclean と同根で、「清潔なやり方で」がそのまま「きれいに」という意味へ伸びた語です。
Cleanly comes from clean, an Old English word, with the adverb ending -ly. It is related to words like cleanse and unclean. Its sense grew naturally from "in a clean way" to the wider idea of doing something neatly or purely.
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