luxuriously
贅沢に
解説 Definition
贅沢で優雅な方法で。快適さと豪華さを備えた生活様式や行動を表す副詞。
Luxuriously means in a very comfortable, rich, or expensive way. It is often used to describe living spaces, travel, furniture, food, or clothing that feel high in quality and pleasure. The word suggests more comfort or beauty than is necessary.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず luxury（贅沢）を核に置き、luxurious が「贅沢な」、さらに -ly が付いて「贅沢に」とたどると覚えやすいです。形容詞を副詞にする定番の形なので、serious→seriously, careful→carefully などと同じ並びで整理すると定着します。よくある場面は live luxuriously, luxuriously furnished room, travel luxuriously など。単に expensively は「高価に」、comfortably は「快適に」で、luxuriously はそこに豪華さ・上質さ・優雅さまで乗る語。luxurious は形容詞、luxuriously は副詞、という品詞の違いもセットで押さえると混乱しません。
Build it step by step: `luxury` -> `luxurious` -> `luxuriously`. The `-ly` ending tells you it is an adverb, like `carefully` or `seriously`. Remember common phrases such as `live luxuriously` or `travel luxuriously`, where the idea is not just comfort, but rich, elegant comfort.
例文
She lived luxuriously in a mansion with servants.
彼女は使用人のいる邸宅でぜいたくに暮らしていた。
They traveled luxuriously through Europe, staying in five-star hotels.
彼らは五つ星ホテルに泊まりながら、ぜいたくなヨーロッパ旅行をした。
He used his inheritance to live luxuriously, buying art and fine wine.
彼は相続財産で美術品や高級ワインを買い、ぜいたくに暮らした。
luxuriously の類義語・関連語
luxuriously の語源・成り立ち Etymology
luxuriously は luxury に -ous と -ly が重なった語で、核の luxury はラテン語 luxuria「過度・ぜいたく」にさかのぼります。luxurious や deluxe と同じ流れをもち、もともと「必要を超えてあふれる」感覚だとわかると「贅沢に」が立体的に見えます。
Luxuriously comes from luxurious, which comes from luxury, plus the adverb ending -ly. Luxury goes back to Latin luxuria, meaning excess or rich abundance, and it is related to luxurious and deluxe. The meaning developed from the idea of overflowing beyond need to the modern sense of doing something in a rich, indulgent way.
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