rhythmically
リズミカルに
解説 Definition
rhythmically は、一定のリズムに合わせて、リズミカルにという意味です。日本語の「リズミカルに」とほぼ同じですが、音楽だけでなく、歩き方や機械の動きなど規則的な動作にも使われます。
Rhythmically means in a regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound that follows a rhythm. It can describe dancing and music, but also actions such as tapping, breathing, walking, or the repeated operation of a machine.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rhythm「リズム」→rhythmic「リズムのある」→rhythmically「リズムに合わせて」と品詞の流れで覚えます。語尾の-allyが副詞を作り、move rhythmically、tap rhythmicallyのように動作を修飾します。音楽だけでなく、指をたたく動きや機械の反復運動にも使い、regularlyより拍や流れる動きが感じられる語です。
Start with rhythm, then follow the word family: rhythm becomes rhythmic, meaning “having a rhythm,” and rhythmically is the adverb meaning “in a rhythmic way.” Use it to modify actions: dancers move rhythmically, fingers tap rhythmically, and a machine may operate rhythmically. The word is not limited to music; it highlights a repeated flow or beat in sound or motion. Compare regularly, which only says that something follows a consistent pattern. Rhythmically more strongly suggests a perceptible pulse, cadence, or coordinated movement.
例文
The dancers moved rhythmically across the stage.
ダンサーたちは舞台の上をリズミカルに動きました。
He tapped his fingers rhythmically on the desk while he listened.
彼は聞きながら、机を指でリズミカルにたたいていました。
The old machine worked rhythmically, making the same soft sound again and again.
古い機械はリズミカルに動き、同じ小さな音を何度も立てていました。
rhythmically の類義語・関連語
rhythmically の語源・成り立ち Etymology
rhythm（リズム）に -ic・-al・-ly が重なった語で、語源はギリシャ語 rhythmos「流れに沿う規則的な動き」。ラテン語・フランス語を経て英語に入り、関連語は rhythmic, arrhythmia。『流れるように拍が整うさま』から「リズミカルに」と分かる。
Rhythmically is the adverb formed from rhythmical or rhythmic with the adverbial ending -ly. Its base, rhythm, entered English through Latin and French from Greek rhythmos, referring to measured movement or recurring flow. The adjective-forming elements and -ly produce the modern sense “in a manner characterized by rhythm,” whether the pattern is musical, bodily, or mechanical.
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