incredibly
incredibly は英検準1級・TOEFL 60・IELTS 5.5レベルの英単語で、「信じられないほど、とても、非常に」という意味があります。発音記号は /ɪnˈkrɛdəbliː/ です。
意味一覧 (3件)
信じられないほど
解説 Definition
非常に、とても、びっくりするほど。普通では考えられないほどの程度を表す。
Incredibly means to an extremely great degree, similar to "very" or "extremely." It can also keep its original sense of something being hard to believe. In everyday English, it is often used simply for strong emphasis.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
incredibly は incredible「信じがたい」に -ly が付いた副詞です。単に very と同じ強調として流すのではなく、「普通なら信じにくいほど、予想を大きく超えて」という驚きの感覚を添えて覚えます。incredibly fast「信じられないほど速い」、incredibly skilled「驚くほど上手な」、incredibly difficult「考えられないほど難しい」のように、程度が並外れている時に合います。
See incredibly as incredible plus -ly. It can work like a very strong very, but it also often carries a feeling of surprise. Use it for a degree that seems beyond normal expectation, as in incredibly fast, incredibly skilled, or incredibly difficult.
例文
The performance was incredibly impressive.
そのパフォーマンスは信じられないほど素晴らしかった。
She plays the piano incredibly well for her age.
彼女は彼女の年齢にしては信じられないほど上手にピアノを弾く。
The movie was incredibly long but very engaging.
その映画は信じられないほど長かったが、非常に魅力的だった。
とても
(意味 2)解説 Definition
口語で程度を強く示すときに使う副詞で、単に「とても」「非常に」という意味になる。驚きや誇張を少し含むことはあるが、必ずしも文字どおり信じられないと言っているわけではない。人や物の評価、気分、出来事の大きさを強調する日常的な言い方。
Incredibly is an adverb used in everyday English to make an adjective or situation much stronger. It often means “very” or “extremely,” and it can add a small feeling of surprise or emphasis. It does not always mean that something is literally impossible to believe. People use it for good things, bad things, feelings, events, and descriptions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず incredible を見抜くと覚えやすいです。incredibly は「incredible＋-ly」で、意味の中心は『普通の very より強い強調』。The movie was good. より The movie was incredibly good. のほうが、驚くほどすごい感じが出ます。良いことにも悪いことにも使え、incredibly fast / incredibly difficult / incredibly kind のような形で頻出。毎回『信じられないほど』と重く訳すより、『ものすごく』と反応できるようにすると定着します。
First notice the word incredible inside incredibly. Incredibly means stronger than ordinary very, like “very much” with extra emphasis. The movie was good is simple, but The movie was incredibly good sounds much stronger. It can be used for both positive and negative ideas, as in incredibly fast, incredibly difficult, and incredibly kind.
例文
The movie was incredibly good.
その映画はとてもよかった。
She was incredibly kind to everyone in the office.
彼女は職場のみんなにとても親切だった。
The instructions looked simple, but the task was incredibly difficult.
説明は簡単そうだったが、その作業はとても難しかった。
非常に
(意味 3)解説 Definition
incredibly は形容詞や副詞の前で、程度がとても高いことを表す強調語です。日常会話から書き言葉まで広く使われ、incredibly useful, incredibly quickly のように良い面・悪い面どちらにも付けられます。まず「非常に」と軽く強める語として理解します。
Incredibly is an adverb used before adjectives and other adverbs to show that something is very strong or high in degree. It is common in both everyday conversation and writing, and it can describe both positive and negative things. It often works like a stronger form of very in phrases such as describing something as useful, difficult, or fast.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
incredibly は incredible に副詞を作る -ly が付いた形です。incredible は「すごい、信じがたい」ですが、incredibly は会話では very や extremely に近い強い程度表現としてよく働きます。incredibly useful / difficult / fast のように、形容詞や副詞の直前に置く形で覚えると自然です。別エントリの「信じられないほど」より、ここでは日常的な強調の「非常に」に注目します。
Remember that incredibly is the adverb form of incredible, made with -ly. Although incredible can mean "amazing" or "hard to believe," incredibly often works in everyday English like a strong very or extremely. It is natural to remember it in patterns such as incredibly useful, incredibly difficult, and incredibly fast.
例文
This app is incredibly useful for learning new words.
このアプリは新しい単語を覚えるのに非常に便利です。
She finished the report incredibly quickly.
彼女はその報告書を非常に速く仕上げました。
The exam was incredibly difficult, even for strong students.
その試験は、できる学生にとっても非常に難しかったです。
incredibly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
incredibly は incredible＋-ly。incredible はラテン語 incredibilis にさかのぼり、in-「否定」＋credere「信じる」から成るため、「信じることができないほど」がそのまま今の意味になりました。関連語は credit, creed。
Incredibly comes from incredible plus -ly. Incredible goes back to Latin incredibilis, from in- "not" and credere "to believe." It originally meant something too extraordinary to be believed, and from that it developed into the stronger modern sense used for emphasis. Related words include credit and creed.
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