Honestlyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒn.ɪst.li/
• (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA: /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/, /ˈɑ.nəst.li/
• (Canada, dialects of the 米国発音) IPA: /ˈɒn.ɪst.li/
• ハイフネーション: hon‧est‧ly

副詞

honestly (comparative more honestly, superlative most honestly)

1. (manner) In an honest manner.

   Synonyms: candidly, sincerely, truthfully; see also Thesaurus:honestly

   Antonym: dishonestly

   He answered the questions honestly.

   • 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “chapter XIII, Democracy”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker):

     You honestly quit your tools; quit a most muddy confused coil of sore work, short rations, of sorrows, dispiritments and contradictions, having now honestly done with it all; — and await, not entirely in a distracted manner, what the Supreme Powers, and the Silences and the Eternities may have to say to you.

   • 1896, Elsa d'Esterre Keeling, Old Maids and Young, volume 1, page 220:

     I can't honestly say that I feel any elatement at the prospect.

   • 1902, J. M. Barrie, The Little White Bird:

     Nevertheless, you must know (if I am to speak honestly to you) that I do not repent me those dallyings in enchanted fields.

2. (sentence adverb) Frankly, to be honest.

   Synonyms: as a matter of fact, in all honesty, in point of fact, in truth; see also Thesaurus:actually

   Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.

   • 2023 February 21, Dan Heching, “Ariana DeBose ‘honestly loves’ the BAFTA memes but not the Twitter trolling”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 8 March 2023:

     Under a popular Instagram post rounding up some of the most amusing memes generated from her BAFTAs performance, the actress commented on Monday, “Honestly I love this.”

派生語

間投詞

honestly

1. Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.

   Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting.

同意語

• really

アナグラム

• on the sly

語源

From honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”) +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

発音

• IPA: /ˈɔnɛst(ə)liː/, /ˈɔnɛst(ə)lit͡ʃ(ə)/

副詞

honestly

1. honourably, respectfully, nobly
2. respectably, appropriately, politely
3. tastefully, splendidly
4. ethically, virtuously

派生した語

• English: honestly

参照

• “honestlī(che, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.