happily

楽しそうに、幸せに

楽しく満足している様子で。

やさしい英語で： In a way that shows you feel good and pleased.

• The children played happily.
• She smiled happily at her new baby.
• They have been happily married for twenty years.

類義語： cheerfully, joyfully

反対語： sadly, unhappily

よく使う表現： smile happily, happily married, happily ever after, play happily

喜んで、快く

嫌がらず、進んで気持ちよく。

やさしい英語で： Willingly and with pleasure, without being asked twice or complaining.

• I'll happily help you.
• He happily agreed to drive us home.
• I'd happily pay more for a comfortable seat.

類義語： gladly, willingly, readily

反対語： reluctantly, unwillingly

よく使う表現： happily help someone, happily agree, happily accept, happily pay

幸いにも、運よく

運よく良いことが起きたり、良い結果になったりしたことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used to say that something good happened by chance or that a situation turned out well.

• Happily, nobody was hurt.
• The search ended happily when they found the child.
• Happily for Mia, a spare ticket became available.

使い方： happily for someone, … (Happily for us, the rain stopped before the picnic.)

類義語： fortunately, luckily

反対語： unfortunately, unluckily

よく使う表現： happily for someone, happily enough, end happily