コミカルに
解説 Definition
comically は「こっけいに、コミカルに」という意味の副詞です。動作や、大げさな大きさなどが、見る人におかしく映る様子を表します。
In a way that appears amusing, absurd, or exaggerated enough to make people laugh. It can describe either an action performed humorously or a quality that is so extreme or inappropriate that it seems funny.
使い方 Usage
- act comically や raise one's eyebrows comically のように、動作がこっけいに見える様子を表します。 Use comically with actions, as in act comically or raise one's eyebrows comically, to describe an amusing manner.
- comically large のように形容詞を修飾し、「笑えるほど大きい」など極端さによるおかしさを表せます。 Comically can modify an adjective, as in comically large, to describe a quality so extreme that it seems funny.
使い分け Common distinctions
- happily は「幸せに、うれしそうに」。comically は見る人が感じるこっけいさに焦点があります。 Happily describes happiness or a cheerful manner. Comically focuses on how amusing something appears to an observer.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
comic「こっけいな」と結び付け、comical+副詞語尾 -ly の形で覚えましょう。大げさに眉を上げる俳優や、子どもには大きすぎる帽子を思い浮かべると、おかしく見える感じをつかめます。
Connect comic with comical, then add the adverb ending -ly: comically. Picture an actor raising his eyebrows dramatically or a child wearing an oversized hat to remember the amusing effect.
例文
The actor raised his eyebrows comically during the scene.
その俳優はその場面でこっけいに眉を上げました。
The hat was comically large for the small child.
その帽子は小さな子どもには笑えるほど大きすぎました。
comically の類義語・関連語
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comically の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 kōmikos(喜劇の)が語源で、kōmos(酒宴・祭りの行列)に由来する。comic + -al + -ly の構成。関連語は comedy(喜劇)、comedian(喜劇役者)。古代ギリシャの陽気な祭りの雰囲気が「滑稽な・おかしい」という意味に発展した。
Comically is formed from comical plus the adverb suffix -ly; comical itself combines comic with -al. Comic ultimately comes through Latin comicus from Greek kōmikos, “of comedy,” related to kōmos, a festive procession or revel. The historical connection with comic performance developed into the modern sense of something amusing or laughably exaggerated. The suffix -ly changes the adjective comical into an adverb describing manner or degree.
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