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worldly

/wˈɚldli/ やや難 頻度 10114位

要点この世の

意味

  1. 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》この世の,現世の
  2. 名誉や利益のみを追う,俗世間的な
  3. =worldly-wise

例文

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”).

出典: Wiktionary「worldly」(CC BY-SA 4.0)

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