sumptuously
贅沢に
解説 Definition
豪華で贅沢な方法で行われることを示す副詞。高級な材料や精巧な装飾を用いた、豪勢なさまを表現する。
Sumptuously means in a very rich, luxurious, and impressive way. It is often used to describe food, clothes, rooms, or events that look or feel expensive and beautiful.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず形を分けて覚えると楽です。sumptuous が「豪華な・ぜいたくな」で、-ly が付くと「豪華に」という副詞になります。使う場面は sumptuously decorated room, sumptuously furnished house, sumptuously served dinner のように、食事・内装・しつらえが“金も手間もかかっている”感じ。単に expensive というより、見た目や雰囲気までぜいたくな点が強いので、lavishly に近いが、より上品で重厚な響きとして覚えると定着しやすいです。
First remember sumptuous, then just add -ly for the adverb form. This word often appears with rooms, meals, and decoration, so connect it with rich, elegant scenes rather than just high price. It feels close to lavishly, but usually more refined.
例文
The dinner was sumptuously prepared.
ディナーは贅沢に準備された。
They lived sumptuously in their mansion.
彼らは彼らの邸宅で贅沢に住んでいた。
The sumptuously decorated hall impressed guests.
贅沢に装飾されたホールはゲストを感動させた。
sumptuously の類義語・関連語
派生語
sumptuously の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 sumptuosus（sumptus「費用」← sumere「取る・費やす」）が起源。「多くを費やす様」が原義。関連語：consume（con-「完全に」+消費する）、assume（引き受ける）。接尾辞 -ly で副詞化し「贅沢に・豪華に」の意になった。
Sumptuously comes from sumptuous, from Latin sumptuosus, based on sumptus, meaning "expense" or "cost." That Latin word came from sumere, meaning "to take" or "to spend." The older sense was about something costly or expensive, and in English it developed into the idea of richness and luxury. Related words include consume and assume, which come from the same Latin root.
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