貪欲に
解説 Definition
欲深く、がつがつと物を求めるさま。食べ物や利益を貪るように求める様子。
Greedily means in a way that shows a strong and selfish desire to have more than is needed. It is often used for eating, taking, or wanting money, power, or other things too eagerly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
greedy（貪欲な）を知っていれば、-ly が付いた greedily は「貪欲なやり方で→がつがつと」と取れる。greed（強い欲）ともセットで覚えると形がつながる。eagerly も「熱心に」だが、greedily は必要以上に欲しがる感じで、自己中心的・見苦しい響きが強い。eat greedily, seize greedily, stare greedily at money のように、食べ物・利益・物をむさぼる場面と結びつけると残りやすい。
Start from `greedy`, then add `-ly` to make the adverb form. It is stronger and uglier than `eagerly`, because it suggests wanting too much. Picture someone eating or grabbing something greedily to make the feeling stick.
例文
The child greedily devoured the entire plate of cookies before anyone else could have one.
その子供は他の誰かが取る前に、皿のクッキーを全部貪欲にたいらげた。
He greedily eyed the inheritance, caring little for his relatives' feelings.
彼は親戚の気持ちなどお構いなしに、遺産を貪欲に見つめた。
The company greedily expanded into new markets without proper preparation.
その会社は十分な準備もせずに貪欲に新市場へ進出した。
greedily の類義語・関連語
greedily の語源・成り立ち Etymology
greedy（貪欲な）に副詞語尾 -ly（〜に）が付いた語です。greedy は古英語 grædig にさかのぼり、さらにゲルマン系で「欲する・飢える」感覚を持ちます。だから greedily は「強く欲してがつがつと」という響きになります。関連語は greed, eager。
"Greedily" comes from "greedy" plus the adverb ending "-ly." "Greedy" goes back to Old English "grædig," meaning eager, hungry, or wanting strongly, and it is related to "greed" and distantly to "eager." The word kept that old sense of strong desire and developed into the modern idea of wanting too much.
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