microscopically
顕微鏡的に
解説 Definition
顕微鏡的に、肉眼では見えないほど小さな。微視的視点から、非常に小さなレベルで。
Microscopically means in a way that can only be seen clearly with a microscope, or at an extremely small level. It is often used in science, but it can also mean a very tiny amount or difference.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず base を分解して覚えると楽です。micro は microeconomics などでも見かける「小さい」、scope は telescope のように「見る」道具、microscope はそのまま「顕微鏡」。そこから microscopic で「顕微鏡レベルの小ささ」、さらに -ally が付いて「顕微鏡的に」。実際は literally 顕微鏡で見る場面だけでなく、microscopically small（極小の）、microscopically different（差がごくわずか）のように「ほとんど見えないほど微小に」という誇張表現でもよく使うと押さえると残りやすいです。
Break it down: `micro` means small, `scope` is about seeing, and a `microscope` is the tool. Then `microscopic` means at that tiny level, and `-ally` turns it into an adverb. It is often used not only literally, but also for things that are so small or so slightly different that they are almost impossible to notice.
例文
The cells were examined microscopically to identify the disease-causing organisms.
病原体を特定するために細胞を顕微鏡的に検査した。
The surface texture was analyzed microscopically to understand its properties.
表面テクスチャーは特性を理解するために顕微鏡的に分析された。
Differences between the two samples were only visible microscopically.
2つのサンプル間の差は顕微鏡的にのみ見える。
microscopically の類義語・関連語
microscopically の語源・成り立ち Etymology
microscopically は micro-「小さい」＋scop(e)「見る」＋-ical＋-ly から成り、ギリシャ語 mikros と skopein「見る」に由来します。字義どおり「小さいものを見るように」が、「顕微鏡的に」「ごく細かく」という意味につながります。関連語は microscope, microscopic です。
Microscopically is built from micro- "small," scop(e) "look," and the endings -ical and -ly. These parts come from Greek mikros "small" and skopein "to look at." The original idea is "in a way that looks at very small things," which led to the sense of examining something in extremely fine detail; related words include microscope and microscopic.
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