timidly
恐る恐る
解説 Definition
おびえたり自信がなかったりして、恐る恐る行動する様子を表す副詞。
If someone does something timidly, they do it in a shy, nervous, or slightly afraid way. It is often used when a person is not confident and is careful about what might happen.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず timid「臆病な・気後れした」を押さえ、そこに副詞の -ly が付いて「臆病な様子で」→「恐る恐る」。意味は carefully「注意深く」よりも“怖さや自信のなさ”が前に出るのがポイントです。She spoke timidly. / asked timidly. のように、発言・質問・近づく動作と相性がよいです。形容詞 timid、副詞 timidly を対で覚えると定着しやすく、単なる slowly ではなく“おずおずした態度”まで含むと考えると区別しやすいです。
Start with the adjective `timid` and add `-ly`, like `slow` to `slowly`. So `timidly` means in a timid way, with fear or low confidence showing. It often appears with speaking, asking, or approaching: `speak timidly`, `ask timidly`.
例文
The child timidly raised her hand to ask a question in class.
その子供は恐る恐る手を挙げて授業で質問した。
He timidly approached the podium to deliver his first public speech.
彼はおずおずと演壇に近づき、初めての公の場でのスピーチをした。
She timidly knocked on the door, unsure of the reception she would receive.
どんな反応が返ってくるか分からず、彼女は恐る恐るドアをノックした。
timidly の類義語・関連語
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timidly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
timidly は timid「臆病な」+ -ly「…に」から成る副詞です。timid はラテン語 timidus「恐れている」に由来し、つまり「恐れた様子で」がそのまま「恐る恐る」になります。関連語は timid, intimidate。
Timidly is formed from timid and the adverb ending -ly. Timid comes from Latin timidus, meaning "fearful," from a root connected with fear. So the word developed from the idea of being fearful in character to acting in a fearful or hesitant way, and it is related to intimidate.
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