immaculately
immaculately はTOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「完璧に」という意味があります。発音記号は /ɪˈmækjələtli/ です。
完璧に
解説 Definition
汚れやミスが一切なく、非常に清潔で完璧な状態で。
Immaculately means in an extremely clean, neat, or perfect way. It is often used to describe someone's appearance, a room, or the condition of an object. The word suggests great care and almost no visible flaws.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
immaculately は immaculate「しみや欠点がない」に -ly が付いた副詞で、「非の打ちどころなく、完璧に」と覚えます。もとのイメージは「しみがない」ですが、服装・部屋・庭・仕事ぶりなどが細部まで整い、乱れや欠点が見えない様子に使えます。perfectly より少し上品で、見た目や仕上がりがきちんと磨かれている印象が強い語です。
First remember immaculate as something with no dirt, disorder, or visible flaw. Immaculately is the adverb form with -ly. It can describe the way someone is dressed, the way a place is kept, or the way work is done. Phrases like immaculately clean and immaculately dressed are easy to remember.
例文
The hotel room was immaculately clean, with fresh linens and polished furniture.
ホテルの部屋は完璧に清潔で、新しいリネンと磨かれた家具が備えられていた。
He was immaculately dressed in a tailored suit and silk tie for the interview.
彼は面接のためにオーダーメイドのスーツとシルクのネクタイで完璧に着飾っていた。
The garden was immaculately maintained, with every hedge trimmed to perfection.
庭は完璧に手入れされており、すべての生け垣が見事に刈り込まれていた。
immaculately の語源・成り立ち Etymology
immaculately は Latin immaculatus「汚れのない」由来で、in-「否定」+ macula「しみ・斑点」+ -ly。macula をもつ maculate や macule と並べると、「一点のしみもないように」から「完璧に」という感覚が見える。
Immaculately comes from immaculate, which comes from Latin immaculatus, meaning "unstained" or "spotless." It is made from in- meaning "not" and macula meaning "spot" or "stain," with -ly added to form the adverb. The original sense was "without a single mark," and this later grew into the broader idea of perfect neatness or purity. Related words include maculate and macule.
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