insufferably
耐え難いほどに
解説 Definition
耐えられないほど不快で、いらいらさせるような方法で。
Insufferably means in a way that is extremely annoying, unpleasant, or hard to tolerate. It is used to strengthen adjectives or descriptions of behavior, feelings, or conditions. The word suggests that something goes beyond what people can comfortably accept.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず中心にあるのは suffer「苦しむ・耐える」。insufferable で「人が相手だと、もう耐えられないほど嫌な」、さらに -ly で「耐え難いほどに」という副詞になります。単なる very ではなく、insufferably arrogant / smug / self-satisfied のように「鼻につく」「付き合っていられない」不快さでよく出ます。physical に unbearable な暑さにも使えますが、特に“性格や態度が我慢ならない”場面を結びつけると定着しやすい語です。
At the center is `suffer`, which helps you remember the idea of not being able to put up with something. `Insufferable` is the adjective, and `insufferably` is the adverb form. It is especially common with attitude words like `insufferably arrogant` or `insufferably smug`.
例文
He was insufferably arrogant in his manner.
彼は耐え難いほど傲慢な態度だった。
His insufferably verbose explanations bored everyone.
彼の耐え難いほど冗長な説明は皆を退屈させた。
Her insufferably pessimistic attitude annoyed everyone.
彼女の耐え難いほど悲観的な態度は皆をいらだたせた。
insufferably の類義語・関連語
insufferably の語源・成り立ち Etymology
insufferably は in-「否定」+ suffer + -able + -ly で、suffer はラテン語 sufferre（sub-「下で」+ ferre「耐える」）に由来する。fer- は transfer や offer と同根で、「耐えられないほど」から「耐え難いほどに」となる。
Insufferably comes from in- meaning "not," suffer, -able, and -ly. Suffer goes back to Latin sufferre, built from sub- and ferre, with the sense of "bearing" or "enduring." So the word originally meant "in a way that cannot be endured," and it later became a strong everyday way to say something is unbearable. The same ferre root appears in offer and transfer.
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