色鮮やかに
解説 Definition
colourfully は、明るい色や多彩な色を使って「色鮮やかに」と表す副詞です。衣服や絵、飾り付けなどの見た目を説明します。
In a way that uses many bright or varied colours and creates a vivid, eye-catching appearance, especially when describing clothes, paintings, or decorations. This is the usual British spelling of “colorfully.”
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- 英国式は colourfully、米国式は u を省いた colorfully です。意味と発音は同じです。 Colourfully is the British spelling; American English uses colorfully without the u. The meaning and pronunciation are the same.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
colour「色」＋-ful「満ちた」＋-ly「〜に」と分け、「色に満ちた様子で」と組み立てて覚えましょう。
Break the word into colour, -ful, and -ly. Picture something presented in a way that is full of colour.
例文
The children were colourfully dressed for the festival.
子どもたちは祭りに合わせて色鮮やかな服を着ていた。
The walls were colourfully painted with flowers and birds.
壁には花や鳥が色鮮やかに描かれていた。
The market stalls were colourfully decorated.
市場の屋台は色鮮やかに飾られていた。
colourfully の類義語・関連語
colourfully の語源・成り立ち Etymology
colour「色」に形容詞語尾 -ful「〜に満ちた」、副詞語尾 -ly「〜に」を加えた colourfully のイギリス式つづりです。colour はラテン語 color から古フランス語を経て英語に入り、米国式では colorfully と書きます。
Colourfully is formed from the noun colour, the adjective-forming suffix -ful, meaning “full of” or “characterized by,” and the adverbial suffix -ly. Colour entered English through Old French from Latin color, meaning “colour” or “appearance.” The spelling with ou became standard in British English, while American English generally uses colorfully without the u. Both forms have the same grammatical structure and meaning.
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