ridiculously
意味一覧 (2件)
とんでもなく
解説 Definition
「とんでもなく」は常識や期待をはるかに超える程度を強調する副詞です。驚きやあきれを含み、価格や行動、状況などが理不尽なほど極端であることを表します。馬鹿げたほどの状態を強調したいときに使います。
Ridiculously means extremely, in a way that seems surprising, unreasonable, or hard to believe. It is often used in informal English to add strong emphasis, as in talking about something being very cheap, difficult, or funny. Depending on context, it can express criticism or simple exaggeration.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリの ridiculously は「ばかげて」という行動の様子ではなく、形容詞を強くして「常識外れなほど、とんでもなく」と程度を押し上げる使い方です。ridiculously expensive / easy / early のように、値段・難しさ・時刻などが普通の範囲を大きく外れている時に使います。very より驚きやあきれが強く、良い意味にも悪い意味にも使える強調語として覚えると定着します。
Build it from `ridiculous` plus `-ly`. The feeling is not just `very`, but "so extreme that it almost seems silly." That is why it fits memorable combinations like `ridiculously expensive` or `ridiculously good`.
例文
The prices at that restaurant are ridiculously high for the portion size.
あのレストランの料金は、量の割にとんでもなく高いです。
It was ridiculously hot last summer, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees.
昨年の夏はとんでもなく暑く、気温が40度に達しました。
He woke up ridiculously early just to get a good seat at the concert.
コンサートで良い席を確保するために、彼はとんでもなく早く起きました。
ばかげて
(意味 2)解説 Definition
人の行動、考え、説明などが理屈に合わず、笑ってしまうほどおかしい様子を表す副詞です。単に程度が強いのではなく、判断やふるまいが不自然・不合理だと感じる場面で使います。
Ridiculously describes an action, idea, or explanation that is so unreasonable or unnatural that it seems silly or laughable. It is often used when someone's behavior or way of thinking does not make sense, not just when something is very strong or extreme. In some contexts, it can also mean "extremely," but its core feeling is that something is absurd in a way that makes you react, "That is just ridiculous."
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ridiculously は ridiculous（ばかげた）に副詞語尾 -ly が付いた形です。基本は「ridiculous なやり方で」、つまり行動や説明が理屈に合わず笑えるほどおかしい感じを表します。ridiculously high のように「とんでもなく」と程度を強める用法もありますが、このエントリでは behave ridiculously / explain ridiculously のように、ふるまい方そのものがばかげている場合を思い浮かべると区別しやすいです。
Think of ridiculously as ridiculous plus -ly, meaning "in a ridiculous way." This helps you remember its basic use for behavior, explanations, or actions that seem so unreasonable that they make you want to laugh. It can also mean "extremely" in phrases like ridiculously high, but for this word entry, it is easier to picture someone behaving or explaining something in a ridiculous way.
例文
He was acting ridiculously and nobody could take him seriously.
彼はばかげたふるまいをしていて、だれも本気にできなかった。
The manager explained the mistake ridiculously, which only confused the team more.
その部長はそのミスをばかげた説明の仕方で話し、チームはますます混乱した。
The whole plan was ridiculously unfair from the beginning.
その計画全体が最初からばかげて不公平だった。
ridiculously の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ridiculously は ridiculous に -ly が付いた語で、ridiculous はラテン語 ridere「笑う」に由来します。ridicule や derision も同じく「笑い」の系統で、「笑ってしまうほどおかしい」が「ばかげて、とんでもなく」に伸びた流れが見えます。
Ridiculously comes from ridiculous with the adverb ending -ly. Ridiculous comes from Latin ridere, meaning "to laugh." The idea was first "worthy of laughter," and later it grew into the stronger sense of "absurdly" or "extremely" in some uses. Related English words include ridicule and derision.
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