conscientiously
良心的に
解説 Definition
良心に従い、注意深く丁寧に物事を行う様子。誠実で真面目な態度で。
Conscientiously means in a careful, responsible, and serious way. It describes actions done with effort and attention because someone wants to do the right thing or do the job well.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず conscience「良心」を核に覚えると整理しやすいです。conscientious は「良心に従って、責任感をもって丁寧にやる」という形容詞で、-ly が付いた conscientiously はその行動のしかたを表す副詞。work conscientiously, carry out one’s duties conscientiously のように、雑ではなく誠実に職務を果たす場面でよく使われます。似た形の consciously は conscious「意識して」から来る別語なので混同注意。conscience を知っていれば意味がかなり取りやすくなります。
Build it from `conscience`, which means the inner voice of right and wrong. Then `conscientious` is the adjective for a careful, responsible person, and `conscientiously` is the adverb for doing something in that careful way. Do not confuse it with `consciously`, which comes from `conscious` and means something different.
例文
She conscientiously checked every detail before submitting the final report.
彼女は最終報告書を提出する前に、すべての詳細を念入りに確認した。
The nurse conscientiously followed all safety protocols during the procedure.
看護師は処置中、すべての安全手順をきちんと守った。
He conscientiously separated his recyclables from his regular trash every week.
彼は毎週、リサイクル品を普通のゴミからきちんと分別していた。
conscientiously の類義語・関連語
conscientiously の語源・成り立ち Etymology
conscientiouslyはconscience「良心」に副詞語尾-lyが付いた語で、conscienceはLatin conscientiaに由来します。これはcon-「共に」+ scientia「知ること」からなり、もとは「自分の内で自分と一緒に知っていること」、つまり内なる証人です。consciousやscienceも同じscire「知る」が根で、だから「良心的に」は自覚的に誠実である響きになります。
`Conscientiously` comes from `conscientious` plus `-ly`, and `conscientious` comes from `conscience`. `Conscience` goes back to Latin `conscientia`, from `con-` meaning "with" and `scientia` meaning "knowledge." The original idea is of knowing something within oneself, which grew into the moral sense of inner awareness; related English words include `conscious` and `science`.
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