minutely
細かく
解説 Definition
非常に細かく詳細に、注意深く観察や調査を行うさま。
Minutely means in a very careful and detailed way. It is used when someone examines, describes, or plans something with close attention to small parts. In some contexts, it can also mean "every minute," but the detailed meaning is common in formal writing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
minute を「分」だけでなく「ごく小さい・細かい」という形容詞でも覚えていると、minutely はそこに -ly が付いた「細部レベルで」という副詞だと取りやすくなります。a minute examination, check the data minutely のように、観察・調査・確認を“粗くではなく、一つ一つの点まで追う”場面で出やすい語です。carefully よりもさらに「微細な点まで」という精密さが前面に出る、と比べると定着しやすいです。
Connect it to `minute` meaning very small, not just 60 seconds. Then `minutely` means looking at something in a very small, detailed way. Think of checking data or examining a problem `minutely`, with attention to every tiny point.
例文
The detective minutely examined every inch of the crime scene for clues.
刑事は手がかりを求めて犯行現場の隅々まで細かく調べた。
The contract was minutely reviewed by the legal team before signing.
契約書は署名前に法務チームによって細かく精査された。
She minutely described every detail of the suspect's appearance to the police.
彼女は容疑者の外見のあらゆる細部を細かく警察に説明した。
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minutely の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語minutus「小さくされた」が語源で、さらに元はminuere「減らす」です。minuteに副詞化の-lyが付いた形で、diminishも同じ語根を持ち、「細部まで小さく刻んで見る」感覚がminutelyにあります。
Minutely is built from minute and the adverb ending -ly. Minute comes from Latin minutus, meaning "made small," from minuere, "to lessen" or "reduce." The word developed from the idea of something very small to the sense of looking at very small details. English words like diminish and minute share the same root.
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