dismissively
軽蔑的に
解説 Definition
何かを重要でないと見なし、軽視する態度や口調で対応すること。相手の意見や提案に対して、真摯に向き合わず、軽蔑的な仕草や言い方で示す様子。
Dismissively means in a way that shows you think something is unimportant, silly, or not worth serious attention. It often describes a person's tone, attitude, or reaction when they reject an idea too quickly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dismiss を知っていれば覚えやすい語です。dismiss an idea / dismiss a complaint のように「取り合わず退ける」が核で、-ive で「そういう性質の」、-ly で「そういう態度で」。つまり dismissively は「相手の話を価値が低いものとして切って捨てる感じで」。ただの rudely が「失礼に」なのに対し、こちらは「まともに扱わず、見下しながら退ける」ニュアンスが強め。respond dismissively, shrug dismissively, wave it away dismissively のような場面で覚えると定着します。
Start from `dismiss`, as in dismiss an idea or dismiss a complaint. Then add `-ive` for a quality and `-ly` for the manner, so `dismissively` means in a way that pushes something aside. It is stronger than just `rudely` because it suggests treating the other person like they are not worth serious attention.
例文
She waved her hand dismissively at his suggestions.
彼女は彼の提案を軽くあしらうように手を振った。
He spoke dismissively about the proposal without considering its merits.
彼は提案について軽蔑的に話し、その価値を考慮しなかった。
The manager spoke dismissively about the employee's achievements.
マネージャーは従業員の成果について軽蔑的に話した。
dismissively の類義語・関連語
dismissively の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dismissively は dismiss「退ける」に -ive、-ly が付いた形で、語源はラテン語 dimittere「送り返す」です。dis-「離れて」+ mittere「送る」から成り、相手を取り合わず突き放す感じが意味に残っており、mission や transmit も同語根です。
Dismissively comes from dismiss, with the adjective ending -ive and the adverb ending -ly added later. Dismiss goes back through Latin dimittere, from dis- "apart" and mittere "to send." The early idea was "send away," which developed into the sense of pushing someone aside or not taking them seriously. Related English words from the same Latin root include mission and transmit.
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