horrifically
恐ろしいほどに
解説 Definition
恐怖を感じさせるほどひどい様子で。ぞっとするような程度を表す副詞。
Horrifically means in an extremely shocking, terrible, or unpleasant way. It is often used to emphasize how bad, violent, ugly, or upsetting something is. In less serious informal use, it can also simply mean very badly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
horror, horrible, horrific の語族でまとめて覚えると定着しやすいです。中心は horror「強い恐怖」。そこから horrific は「恐怖を起こすほどひどい」、さらに -ally が付いて horrifically で「恐ろしいほどに」。単に very や badly の強調ではなく、事故・被害・状況がぞっとするレベルで深刻だと示す副詞です。horribly も近いですが、horrifically のほうがより生々しく、ニュースで horrifically injured や horrifically wrong のように悲惨さを強く描く場面で出やすい語です。
Start with the word family: horror, horrible, horrific. Add -ally to horrific, and you get the adverb horrifically. It often appears in strong phrases like "horrifically injured" or "horrifically wrong," so connect it with very shocking news-style English.
例文
The building was horrifically damaged by the earthquake, with entire floors collapsed.
その建物は地震で恐ろしいほどに損壊し、フロア全体が崩壊していた。
The conditions in the abandoned factory were horrifically unsafe for the workers.
廃工場の状況は恐ろしいほどに労働者にとって危険だった。
She was horrifically burned in the accident, requiring months of reconstructive surgery.
彼女は事故で恐ろしいほどのやけどを負い、数ヶ月にわたる再建手術が必要だった。
horrifically の類義語・関連語
horrifically の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「horrifically」はラテン語 horrere「身震いする・毛が逆立つ」にさかのぼる horrific から来た。horror や horrid も同根で、ただ怖いのでなく「ぞっとして総毛立つほど」という強さが副詞の中に残っている。
"Horrifically" comes from "horrific" plus the adverb ending "-ly." The root goes back to Latin "horrere," meaning to tremble, shudder, or have the hair stand on end, and it is the source of related words like "horror" and "horrid." The word kept that strong physical feeling of shock or dread as its meaning developed.
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