intricately
意味一覧 (2件)
精巧に
解説 Definition
intricately は、模様・装飾・仕組みなどが細部まで丁寧に作られている様子を表す副詞です。手仕事、デザイン、彫刻、文章構成など、細かな工夫や高い技術が感じられる対象に使います。
Intricately describes something made with a lot of careful detail and skill. It is often used for patterns, decorations, carvings, designs, or systems that have many fine parts. The word suggests that attention was given to even the smallest details, often in a way that shows craftsmanship. It can also mean "in a complex way," but here it mainly focuses on delicate and impressive work.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
intricately は intricate「精巧な・入り組んだ」に副詞の -ly が付いた形です。elaborately や finely に近く、細かい部分まで手が入っている感じを思い出すと定着します。intricately carved, intricately decorated, intricately painted のように、彫刻・装飾・模様などの仕上がりをほめる場面でよく使います。別義の「複雑に」は構造や関係が込み入る場合で、ここでは職人技の細かさに注目します。
Intricately is the adverb form of intricate, which means "delicate," "detailed," or "complex in design." You can remember it by thinking of words like elaborately and finely, where careful work reaches every small part. It often appears in phrases like intricately carved, intricately decorated, and intricately painted. In this sense, focus on the skill and detail of the work, not just on something being hard to understand.
例文
The door was intricately carved with flowers and birds.
その扉には花や鳥が精巧に彫られていた。
She intricately decorated the cake for the wedding reception.
彼女は結婚披露宴のためにケーキを精巧に飾りつけた。
The story is intricately structured, with small details connecting each chapter.
その物語は各章の細部がつながるように精巧に構成されている。
複雑に
(意味 2)解説 Definition
複雑で入り組んだ方法で、つながりや関係が複雑である様子のことです。細かく詳細な構造や設計がある方法で進められることを表します。
Intricately means in a very detailed and complicated way, with many small parts connected together. It is often used to describe designs, patterns, systems, or work that show careful and complex detail.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この「複雑に」は、intricately の基本義「精巧に」とは別に、物事の関係や構造が細かく絡み合っている様子を表す用法です。intricate には、糸や要素が入り組むイメージがあります。intricately connected, intricately constructed, intricately woven のように、仕組み・筋書き・制度・文化要素などが単純に分けられない形で結び付いている場面を思い浮かべると覚えやすいです。
First remember `intricate`, then add `-ly`. The core idea is not just "difficult" but full of small details and connections. Phrases like `intricately designed` or `intricately woven` help you remember that it describes something carefully and complexly put together.
例文
The machine's mechanisms work intricately together to produce the final product.
その機械のメカニズムは最終製品を生産するために複雑に一緒に機能します。
The design pattern intricately weaves different cultural elements together.
そのデザインパターンは異なる文化的要素を複雑に織り交ぜています。
The plot of the novel is intricately constructed with many subplots.
その小説のプロットは多くの副筋で複雑に構成されています。
intricately の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intricately は intricate に副詞語尾 -ly が付いた語です。intricate はラテン語 intricare「もつれさせる」に由来し、細部が絡み合う感覚から「精巧な」意味にも広がりました。
Intricately comes from intricate plus the adverb ending -ly. Intricate comes from the Latin verb intricare, meaning "to entangle" or "to make complicated." From the idea of things being closely twisted together, the meaning developed into "having many fine and connected details."
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