ignorantly
無知に
解説 Definition
知識がない状態で、無知または認識なく。情報や理解を欠いた形で行動する。
Ignorantly means in a way that shows a lack of knowledge or awareness. It can describe someone doing or saying something without understanding the facts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ignore, ignorant, ignorance をセットで覚えると定着しやすいです。核は『知らない・理解していないために見えていない』で、ignorantly はそこに -ly が付いた副詞。単なる unknowingly が『気づかずに』なのに対し、ignorantly は『知識不足のまま、無理解に』というやや批判的な響きが出やすい語です。speak ignorantly about politics のように、話題への理解なしに語る場面と結び付けると覚えやすく、ignore の『意図的に無視する』とは少し違う点も一緒に押さえると混同しにくくなります。
Learn it as a family: "ignore," "ignorant," "ignorance," and then "ignorantly." The "-ly" ending tells you it is describing how something is done. It often sounds more critical than "unknowingly," because it suggests acting or speaking without enough knowledge.
例文
She ignorantly dismissed the expert's advice without listening.
彼女は専門家のアドバイスを聞かずに無知に却下しました。
He ignorantly made decisions that had serious consequences.
彼は重大な結果をもたらす決定を無知に下しました。
He ignorantly offended his guests with inappropriate jokes.
彼は無知に不適切なジョークでゲストを怒らせました。
ignorantly の類義語・関連語
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ignorantly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ignorantly は ignorant + -ly で、ignorant はラテン語 ignorare「知らない」に由来し、in-「否定」+ gnarus「知っている」と分析できます。つまり「知った状態ではなく」が核で、ignore や ignorance にも同じ『知らない・知ろうとしない』感覚が流れています。
Ignorantly comes from ignorant plus the adverb ending -ly. Ignorant comes from Latin ignorare, "not to know," often explained as in- "not" plus gnarus, "knowing." The core idea is a lack of knowledge, which later also came to suggest not paying attention or not wanting to know. Related words include ignore and ignorance.
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