excruciatingly
意味一覧 (2件)
非常に
解説 Definition
形容詞や副詞の前に置き、程度がとても高いことを強く表します。日常会話よりは書き言葉や少し強調した表現で、detailed、slow、honest、polite など性質や状態の度合いを際立たせるときに使われます。
Excruciatingly is used before adjectives and adverbs to show that something is extremely strong or noticeable. In this meaning, it does not mainly focus on physical pain, but on a very high degree of a quality, such as being detailed, slow, honest, or polite. It sounds stronger and more dramatic than extremely, and it is more common in writing or in emphatic speech than in casual everyday conversation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
excruciatingly は excruciating に副詞語尾 -ly が付いた形ですが、このエントリでは「痛いほど」ではなく、程度を強くする「非常に」として見るのがポイントです。extremely より硬めで劇的な響きがあり、excruciatingly detailed / slow / polite のように、性質が過剰なくらい強い場面で使われます。別エントリの「耐え難いほどに」は苦痛の感じを前面に出す用法です。
Excruciatingly comes from excruciating plus -ly, but in this entry it is better to remember it as a strong adverb meaning "extremely," not simply "in a painfully intense way." It has a more formal and dramatic sound than extremely. Think of phrases like excruciatingly detailed, excruciatingly slow, or excruciatingly polite, where the quality feels almost too strong.
例文
The instructions were excruciatingly detailed, so no one was confused.
説明は非常に細かく、誰も混乱しなかった。
Time passed excruciatingly slowly as we waited for the results.
結果を待つあいだ、時間が非常にゆっくり進むように感じられた。
She was excruciatingly polite even when the customer was rude.
その客が失礼でも、彼女は非常に丁寧だった。
耐え難いほどに
(意味 2)解説 Definition
耐えられないほど苦痛であったり、極度に不快な様子を表す副詞。
Excruciatingly means to an extremely painful, intense, or unpleasant degree. It is often used to emphasize physical pain, emotional discomfort, or something that feels very slow or difficult. This is a strong word, so it adds dramatic force.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリの excruciatingly は、単なる強意の「非常に」ではなく、「耐え難いほどに」という苦痛・不快感を含む意味です。核になる excruciating は painful より強く、拷問のようにつらい感覚を表します。excruciatingly painful が中心で、そこから excruciatingly slow / awkward / embarrassing のように、遅さや気まずさが我慢できないほどだと誇張する場面にも広がります。
First remember `excruciating`, then add `-ly` for the adverb form. This word is much stronger than `very` or `extremely` because it carries a feeling of real pain. Learn it with `excruciating pain`, then extend that image to `excruciatingly slow` or `excruciatingly awkward` for strong exaggeration.
例文
The lecture was excruciatingly boring, and half the audience fell asleep.
その講義は耐え難いほど退屈で、聴衆の半分が眠ってしまった。
He described the pain as excruciatingly sharp, like a knife twisting in his back.
彼はその痛みを、背中でナイフがねじ込まれるような耐え難いほどの鋭さだと表現した。
The movie was excruciatingly slow, with long scenes of silence that tested our patience.
その映画は耐え難いほどテンポが遅く、長い沈黙のシーンが私たちの忍耐力を試した。
excruciatingly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
excruciatingly は excruciating + -ly。核の excruciate はラテン語 ex-「徹底的に」+ cruciare「苦しめる」に由来し、強烈さを表す語へ広がりました。
Excruciatingly is formed from excruciating and the adverb ending -ly. The core word comes from Latin: ex- meaning "thoroughly" and cruciare meaning "to torment" or "to torture." From this idea of severe pain, the word later developed a broader sense of extreme intensity.
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