confusingly
意味一覧 (2件)
紛らわしく
解説 Definition
confusingly は、名前・説明・見た目などが互いに似ていて、読み手や聞き手に取り違えを起こさせる様子を表します。confusingly similar や confusingly named のように、提示のされ方が誤解を招く場面で使います。
Confusingly describes a situation where names, descriptions, appearances, or other details are so similar that they can easily cause people to mix things up. It is often used when the way something is presented may lead to misunderstanding. Common patterns include confusingly similar and confusingly named.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
confusingly は confuse「混乱させる」から考えると自然です。confusing「紛らわしい・分かりにくい」に副詞の -ly が付いて、「人に取り違えを起こさせるように」という働きになります。特に confusingly similar「紛らわしいほど似ている」、confusingly named「紛らわしい名前の」の形でよく使います。confusedly は「本人が混乱して」という意味なので、原因側を表す confusingly と分けて覚えます。
Think of confusingly as coming from confuse. First you have confusing, meaning "causing confusion," and then -ly turns it into an adverb meaning "in a way that causes people to mix things up." It is especially useful in phrases like confusingly similar and confusingly named. Remember that confusedly is different: it describes a person who feels confused, not something that causes confusion.
例文
The two products were confusingly similar, so many customers bought the wrong one.
その2つの製品は紛らわしく似ていたので、多くの客が間違ったほうを買った。
Several files were confusingly named, which made the report hard to organize.
いくつかのファイルの名前が紛らわしく、報告書を整理しにくかった。
The map was confusingly designed, and even local people sometimes took the wrong road.
その地図は紛らわしく作られていて、地元の人でさえ時々道を間違えた。
混乱するほど
(意味 2)解説 Definition
分かりにくい方法で；説明や表現が不明瞭で複雑である様子。判断や行動が妨げられるほど曖昧性がある状態。
Confusingly means in a way that makes something hard to understand or easy to misunderstand. It is used when information, behavior, or a situation is unclear or mixed in a puzzling way. It often describes how something appears to a reader, listener, or observer.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリでは confusingly を「混乱するほど」という程度の強さとして覚えます。confuse「混乱させる」から、情報や説明がただ紛らわしいだけでなく、受け手の判断を大きく乱すほど複雑・不明瞭だと考えるとつながります。基本義の「紛らわしく」とは別に、confusingly detailed や confusingly complex のように、過剰な細部や複雑さが原因で理解が崩れる場面を意識すると定着します。
Start with `confuse` and `confusing`. Then add `-ly`, which often makes an adverb, so it means "in a confusing way." Compare it with `confusedly`: `confusingly` describes something that causes confusion, while `confusedly` describes a person who feels confused.
例文
The instructions were written confusingly.
その指示は分かりにくく書かれていました。
The data was presented confusingly by the speaker.
スピーカーはそのデータを分かりにくく提示しました。
His explanation was confusingly detailed and unclear.
彼の説明は複雑で分かりにくく、不明瞭でした。
confusingly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
confusingly は confuse に -ing と副詞化の -ly が付いた語です。confuse はラテン語 confundere「一緒に注ぐ」に由来し、物事が混ざって区別しにくい感覚が基本にあります。
Confusingly comes from confuse with the endings -ing and -ly. Confuse comes from Latin confundere, meaning "to pour together." The basic idea is that things become mixed together and hard to tell apart.
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