absolutely
完全に;まったく;(返答で)その通り、もちろん
入試の言い換え
- completely 完全に — 程度の強調で最も中立的な置き換え
- totally まったく — 口語の強調。Totally! は返事にも使う
- entirely 完全に — やや硬め。I entirely agree.
- definitely 確実に;(返事で)もちろん — 返答の Absolutely! ≒ Definitely!
- certainly 確かに;(返事で)もちろん — 丁寧な返答。Certainly.
- without a doubt 疑いなく — 確信の強さを熟語で
- utterly まったく — 否定的な形容詞を強める(utterly exhausted)
英語の形容詞には『段階的(good, tired)』と『極限(excellent, exhausted)』がある。very は段階的、absolutely は極限とペア。これを知ると英作文の強調語選びが一段上がる。
absolutely の類語
completely, totally, entirely, definitely, certainly, without a doubt, utterly, perfectly, quite, dead, to the letter, positively, fully, really, exactly, purely, truly, indeed, essentially, surely, squarely, roger, altogether, of course, by all means, precisely, wholly, fundamentally, far and away, radically, yes, actually, rather, yeah, right, just, sure, ok, good, most, clearly, literally, directly, unconditionally, obviously, extremely, aye, all right, virtually, naturally, alright, decisively, yep, thoroughly, good enough, sure thing, assuredly, strictly, outright, ideally
absolutely の反意語
partly, slightly, living, imperfectly, by no means
例文
- There was absolutely no furniture in that room.
その部屋には家具がまったくなかった。 - A doctor's instruments must be kept absolutely clean.
医者の器具は常に完全に清潔でなければならない。 - There is absolutely nothing wrong with his deed.
彼の行為にはまったく悪いところはない。
absolutely の言い換えを探すには
absolutely(完全に)の類語・言い換え(パラフレーズ)を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。入試で狙われる言い換えパターン、ニュアンスの違い、語源、日本人がやりがちなワナも解説。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。