confidentially
意味一覧 (2件)
内密に
解説 Definition
内密に、秘密裏に、極秘で
Confidentially means in a private way, intended to be kept secret or shared only with certain people. It is used when someone speaks or gives information that should not be made public. In conversation, it can also show that what follows is personal or sensitive.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
confidentially は confidential（内密の）+ -ly（そのように）と分けると覚えやすい副詞です。情報を広く公開せず、信頼できる相手や限られた関係者だけに伝える様子を表します。discuss confidentially, share information confidentially のように、話し合いや情報共有の扱い方に付けて使います。confidently（自信を持って）とはつづりが近いので、secret / private の方向で押さえましょう。
See it as `confidential` plus `-ly`: in a confidential way. It describes sharing or discussing information with only trusted or limited people. Do not confuse it with `confidently`, which is about self-belief, not secrecy.
例文
I spoke confidentially with the manager about the project issues.
私はプロジェクトの問題についてマネージャーと内密に話した。
The information was shared confidentially among the board members.
その情報は取締役会メンバーの間で内密に共有された。
She mentioned confidentially that she might resign next month.
彼女は来月辞職するかもしれないと内密に言及した。
打ち明けて
(意味 2)解説 Definition
信頼できる相手に、個人的な気持ちや悩みを打ち明けるように話すときに使います。秘密保持そのものよりも、心を開いて相談する、親しい相手に本音を伝えるニュアンスが中心です。
Confidentially is used when someone speaks in a trusting, personal way to another person. It often suggests sharing private feelings, worries, or honest thoughts with someone close. The focus is not only on keeping a secret, but also on opening your heart and talking frankly to a person you trust.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
confidentially は confident「信頼している」と同じくラテン語 confidere「全面的に信頼する」に由来します。情報を信頼できる相手だけに、内密に話す副詞で、speak confidentially や tell someone confidentially が典型です。secretly は単に秘密裏に、privately は人目を避けての意味が強く、confidentially は打ち明ける相手への信頼が核です。
You can remember confidentially by seeing confident and trust inside the word family. If you speak confidentially, you talk with trust and share something personal with someone close. Think of it as opening your heart to a trusted person, not just hiding a secret.
例文
She spoke to her best friend confidentially about her family problems.
彼女は家族の悩みを親友に打ち明けて話した。
He leaned closer and said confidentially that he was thinking of quitting his job.
彼は身を寄せて、仕事を辞めようかと思っていると打ち明けて言った。
The student asked confidentially whether it was normal to feel that anxious before college.
その学生は、大学進学前にそんなに不安になるのは普通かと打ち明けて尋ねた。
confidentially の語源・成り立ち Etymology
confidentially は confidential + -ly から成り、confidential はラテン語 confidere「信頼する」にさかのぼります。con-「共に」+ fidere「信じる」なので、「信頼して打ち明けるように」が転じて「内密に」となり、confide や confidence が関連語です。
Confidentially comes from confidential plus -ly. Confidential goes back to Latin confidere, meaning "to trust," from con- "with" and fidere "to trust" or "believe." The sense moved from speaking in trust to speaking privately, which led to the modern idea of doing something in a secret or private way; related words include confide and confidence.
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