英和和英

発音

• (General American) IPA: /kənˈvinjəntli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kənˈviːnɪəntli/
• ハイフネーション: con‧ve‧nient‧ly

副詞

conveniently (comparative more conveniently, superlative most conveniently)

1. In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
   • 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:

     his body was now conveniently inclin'd towards me, and just softly chucking his smooth beardless chin, I asked him if he was afraid of a lady?

2. In a manner provoking suspicion due to how well it suits someone's purposes.
   • 1993, Michael Piller, “Emissary”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Gul Jasad (Joel Swetow):

     You expect me to believe that someone created a wormhole, and now conveniently has disassembled it?

   • 2012 July 3, Marina Hyde, “A lesson in Olymp-o-nomics”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 19 May 2025:

     If you prefer to deal in actual figures, as opposed to conveniently distracting speculative ones, then do recall that the British taxpayer bailed out Lloyds to the tune of around £20bn, and continues to face a massive loss on those shares.