contractually
契約上
解説 Definition
契約によって法的に定められた方法で。契約の条件や義務に基づいて行われる状態を示す。
Contractually means according to the terms of a contract or legal agreement. It is used when describing duties, rights, or conditions that people or companies have officially agreed to. This word is common in business and legal contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず核は contract「契約」。そこに -ual が付くと contractual「契約上の」、さらに -ly で contractually「契約上・契約に従って」という副詞になります。意味は「法律全般として」ではなく、あくまで契約文書に書かれた条件ベース。contractually obligated / bound / required、contractually agreed terms の形で覚えると実戦的です。actually など見た目が近い副詞と混同せず、「contract が見えたら契約ルールで動く」が記憶の軸です。
Build it step by step: `contract` becomes `contractual`, and then `contractually` with `-ly`. That makes it easy to remember as an adverb connected to contract rules, not general law. Common partners like `contractually obligated` or `contractually bound` are strong memory hooks.
例文
The employee is contractually obligated to work until the end of the year.
従業員は契約上年末まで働く義務がある。
The company is contractually bound to deliver the goods by March.
会社は契約上3月までに商品を納品する義務がある。
Both parties are contractually bound by these terms.
両当事者は契約により、これらの条件に拘束されている。
contractually の類義語・関連語
類義語
派生語
contractually の語源・成り立ち Etymology
contractually は contractual「契約の」に -ly が付いた語で、contract はラテン語 contrahere「共に引き寄せる」から来ています。con-「共に」+ trahere「引く」に分けられ、関連語は attract, subtract。条件を引き寄せて一つにまとめる感覚から「契約上」が理解できます。
Contractually comes from contractual, based on contract, plus the adverb ending -ly. Contract goes back to Latin contrahere, meaning "to draw together," from con-, "together," and trahere, "to pull." The idea is of terms being pulled together into one agreement; attract and subtract share the same trahere root.
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