compassionately
compassionately はTOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「思いやりを持って」という意味があります。発音記号は /kəmˈpæʃənətli/ です。
思いやりを持って
解説 Definition
相手の苦しみや困難に配慮し、思いやりや同情心を持って話したり行動したりする様子を表す副詞。
Compassionately means in a kind, caring, and understanding way, especially toward someone who is suffering or having difficulty. It is often used to describe how a person speaks, listens, or acts. This word is common in emotional, medical, and social care contexts.
使い方 Usage
- speak compassionately to someone で「人に思いやりを持って話す」。to で相手を示します。 Use speak compassionately to someone, with to introducing the person being addressed.
- listen compassionately や treat patients compassionately のように、聞き方や接し方も表せます。 It also describes listening or treatment, as in listen compassionately or treat patients compassionately.
使い分け Common distinctions
- kindly は広く「親切に」を表し、compassionately は特に相手の苦しみや困難への配慮を含みます。 Kindly broadly means in a kind way; compassionately particularly suggests care for someone's suffering or difficulties.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
compassion「思いやり」から compassionate「思いやりのある」、さらに -ly で「思いやりを持って」。相手のつらさに寄り添う態度を思い浮かべましょう。
Build from compassion to compassionate, then add -ly. Picture someone speaking or acting with care for another person's suffering.
例文
She spoke compassionately to the grieving family.
彼女は悲しみに暮れる家族に思いやりを持って話しかけました。
The counselor listened compassionately as the patient described their struggles.
カウンセラーは、患者が苦悩を語るのを思いやりを持って聞きました。
compassionately の類義語・関連語
compassionately の語源・成り立ち Etymology
compassionately は compassionately = compassionate + -ly。語源は後期ラテン語 compassio で、com-「共に」+ passio「苦しみ」から成り、「相手の苦しみを共にするように」が「思いやりを持って」になりました。関連語は passion, patient。
"Compassionately" comes from "compassionate" plus "-ly." The root is Late Latin "compassio," built from "com-" meaning "with" and "passio" meaning "suffering," so it originally meant sharing another person's pain. From that sense, it developed into the idea of acting with sympathy and care; related words include "passion" and "patient."
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