skeptically
懐疑的に
解説 Definition
疑いを持つ姿勢で、あるいは確実性を欠いた方法で。信じられない気持ちで何かを考えたり言ったりすること。
If someone does something skeptically, they show doubt and are not fully convinced that something is true, honest, or useful. It is often used when a person reacts carefully because they want more proof or clearer reasons.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず skeptical を軸に覚えると楽です。skeptic は「何でもすぐ信じない人」、skeptical で「懐疑的な」、-ly が付いて skeptically「懐疑的に」。発言や提案を聞いて、accept せず “Really?” と一歩引いて反応する場面を思い浮かべると定着します。look at him skeptically, respond skeptically などが自然。似た suspiciously は「怪しいと疑う」寄りで、skeptically は「本当かなと確信しない」感覚です。
Build it from `skeptic` -> `skeptical` -> `skeptically`. A skeptic does not believe things too quickly, and `-ly` turns that attitude into the way someone reacts. Picture a person hearing an idea and saying, "Really?" before accepting it. It often appears in phrases like `look skeptically` or `respond skeptically`.
例文
He skeptically examined the claim before accepting it.
彼はそれを受け入れる前に懐疑的にその主張を検討した。
She responded skeptically to the outrageous proposal.
彼女はそのとんでもない提案に懐疑的に対応した。
The scientist approached the findings skeptically at first.
その科学者は最初その発見に懐疑的にアプローチした。
skeptically の類義語・関連語
skeptically の語源・成り立ち Etymology
skepticallyはskeptical + -lyで、skepticalはラテン語scepticus・フランス語sceptiqueを経て、ギリシャ語skeptikos「観察し考える」に由来します。skeptic、speculateも近い仲間で、「よく見て判断を保留する」感覚が「懐疑的に」です。
Skeptically comes from skeptical plus -ly. Skeptical entered English through French and Latin from Greek skeptikos, meaning "thoughtful" or "inquiring," from a verb meaning "to look at" or "consider." The sense developed from careful examination to doubt or suspended judgment, which is the basis of modern skeptic and skeptical.
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