singlehandedly
独力で
解説 Definition
他の人の助けなしに、一人で何かを成し遂げることを意味します。自分の力だけで責任を持って行動することを指します。
Singlehandedly means by one person alone, without help from others. It is used to emphasize that one person did all the work or had the main effect on a result. It can describe both literal action and strong personal influence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
single + hand + -edly と見て、「一人の手で最後までやる」場面を頭に置くと定着しやすいです。single は単独、hand は手伝い・担当の連想で、help や team が入らないのが核です。He singlehandedly saved the project. のように、普通は複数人でやる仕事を一人で成し遂げた文脈でよく出ます。alone が「一人でいる」だけなのに対し、singlehandedly は「助けなしで成果まで出した」響きが強い点を押さえると混同しにくいです。
Split it into `single` + `hand`. The core image is doing a difficult job with only one person's hand, with no help from a team. It is stronger than `alone` because it emphasizes achieving something by yourself, not just being by yourself.
例文
He singlehandedly managed the entire project.
彼はプロジェクト全体を独力で管理しました。
She singlehandedly saved the company from bankruptcy.
彼女は独力で会社を破産から救いました。
The hero singlehandedly defeated the enemy army.
その英雄は独力で敵軍を倒しました。
singlehandedly の類義語・関連語
singlehandedly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
singlehandedly は single + handed + -ly。single はラテン語 singulus「一つずつ」、hand は古英語 hand に由来し、直訳の「一つの手で」から「他人の助けなしで」へ広がりました。singular, handful も語感の助けになります。
"Singlehandedly" is built from "single," "handed," and the adverb ending -ly. "Single" comes from Latin singulus, meaning "one" or "one at a time," while "hand" is from Old English hand. The literal sense was "with one hand," and it developed into the wider meaning of doing something alone, without help from others; compare "singular" and "handful."
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