wickedly
意味一覧 (2件)
邪悪に
解説 Definition
邪悪に、または悪意を持ったいたずらっぽい方法で、何かをする様子を表す副詞。時には冗談めかして狡猾な行動を指します。
Wickedly means in an evil, cruel, or morally bad way. In informal English, especially in some varieties, it can also mean very or extremely. The tone depends on context, so it can sound serious or casual.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
wickedly の「邪悪に」は、wicked「邪悪な、意地悪な」に -ly が付いて、行動や表情の仕方を表す用法です。plot, smile, grin, laugh, enjoy などと一緒に使われると、悪意・残酷さ・いたずらっぽい意地悪さがにじむ感じになります。これは wickedly hot のような「とても」という強調用法とは別に、動作の道徳的な悪さや含み笑いの雰囲気を描く意味として覚えると整理しやすいです。
Start from `wicked` and just add `-ly`. That makes it easy to connect with actions like `smile`, `grin`, or `laugh`, where it often suggests a dark or playful badness. Remember that `wickedly clever` means clever in a sharp, slightly nasty way, not just "very clever."
例文
She wickedly smiled at the thought of surprising her friend.
彼女は友人を驚かすことを考えて、いたずらっぽく微笑みました。
The villain wickedly plotted his revenge against the hero.
その悪役は英雄に対する復讐を邪悪に企みました。
He wickedly enjoyed the chaos he had created.
彼は自分が生み出した混乱を邪悪に楽しみました。
とても
(意味 2)解説 Definition
wickedly は口語で形容詞や副詞を強め、「とても、非常に」という意味で使われます。特に wickedly funny, wickedly hot, wickedly hard のように、印象の強い性質を少しくだけた調子で強調します。
Wickedly can be used in informal English as an intensifier meaning "very" or "extremely." It often comes before adjectives or adverbs, as in expressions that describe something in a strong, lively, or slightly playful way. In this use, it adds emphasis and a casual tone rather than the original idea of moral badness.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
wickedly は wicked「すごい、見事な、邪悪な」に副詞語尾 -ly が付いた形です。口語の強調では awfully や terribly が本来は悪い語感を持ちながら「とても」として使われるのに近く、wickedly funny「とても面白い」のように形容詞を強くします。ただし同じ語には「邪悪に」という別の意味もあるので、後ろに性質を表す形容詞が来るか、動作の仕方を表すかで見分けます。
Think of wickedly as working like awfully or terribly, words that originally had a negative meaning but are often used to mean "very." So wickedly funny means "very funny," not "morally bad in a funny way." Be careful, though: wickedly can also mean "in an evil way," so the meaning depends on what word follows or what action it describes.
例文
The movie was wickedly funny from start to finish.
その映画は最初から最後までとても面白かった。
It was wickedly hot in the city all afternoon.
午後のあいだ、街はとても暑かった。
She asked a wickedly difficult question at the end of the interview.
彼女は面接の最後にとても難しい質問をした。
wickedly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
wickedly は wicked「邪悪な」に副詞語尾 -ly が付いた語です。wicked は中英語由来で、古英語 wicca「魔術師」に結びつけて説明されることが多く、witch や wickedness を思うと「魔的に悪く」が「邪悪に」へつながります。
Wickedly is built from wicked plus the adverb ending -ly. Wicked comes through Middle English and is often connected with Old English wicca, meaning "sorcerer" or "wizard." The idea moved from something associated with dark magic to the broader sense of moral evil; related words include witch and wickedness.
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