worldly
要点この世の
意味
- 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》この世の,現世の
- 名誉や利益のみを追う,俗世間的な
- =worldly-wise
例文
My master is living a life free from worldly cares.
俺の師匠は悠々自適の生活をしている。
Though he is so worldly-wise, he is still very young.
彼はとても世慣れているが、まだ非常に若い人です。
He is indifferent to worldly success.
彼は世俗的な成功には無関心だ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English worldly, worldlich, wordly (adjective), from Old English woruldlīċ, worldlīċ, weoroldlīċ (“worldly; earthly; temporal; mundane; secular”), from Proto-Germanic *weraldilīkaz, equivalent to world + -ly. Cognate with Dutch wereldlijk (“worldly; secular”), German Low German weltlik (“worldly”), German weltlich (“worldly”), Danish verdslig (“worldly”), Swedish världslig (“worldly”), Icelandic veraldlegur (“worldly; secular”).