irritatingly
イライラするほど
解説 Definition
いらつくほど、または怒らせるように。
Irritatingly means in a way that causes annoyance or mild anger. It is used when something happens in a manner that bothers you, often repeatedly or noticeably. The word often adds the speaker's emotional reaction to what is being described.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず中心は irritate「イラつかせる」。そこに -ing が付くと irritating で「イラつかせるような」、さらに -ly で「イラつかせるように」。つまり irritate → irritating → irritatingly と一段ずつ作れれば覚えやすいです。annoyingly とかなり近いですが、irritatingly は神経を逆なでする細かなうっとうしさが出やすい語。The music was irritatingly loud. のように、音・癖・遅さなどが“じわじわ腹立つ”場面で結びつけると残ります。自分がイラついている irritatedly との向きの違いにも注意。
Build it in three steps: `irritate` -> `irritating` -> `irritatingly`. That makes it easy to see the meaning and grammar at the same time. It is close to `annoyingly`, but often suggests a more nerve-touching, slowly frustrating feeling.
例文
The irritatingly slow service was frustrating.
いらつくほど遅いサービスはイライラを招いた。
His irritatingly loud behavior disturbed everyone.
彼のいらつくほど大きな行動はすべての人を困らせた。
The irritatingly repetitive question annoyed them.
いらつくほど繰り返された質問は彼らをうんざりさせた。
irritatingly の類義語・関連語
irritatingly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
irritatingly は irritate＋-ing＋-ly。irritate はラテン語 irritare「刺激する、かき立てる」から来て、まず“神経を刺激する”感覚があり、そこから「いら立たせる」意味へ広がった。irritation や irritable も同系。
Irritatingly comes from irritate, with the endings -ing and -ly added. Irritate goes back to Latin irritare, meaning "to excite," "provoke," or "stimulate." It first carried the sense of physical or mental stimulation, then developed into the stronger idea of causing annoyance; related words include irritation and irritable.
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