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In a brave way. It's the adverb of courageous, so it describes how someone did something: she courageously refused, he fought on courageously.
In a brave way用勇敢的方式。It's the adverb of courageous它是courageous的副詞形式,so it describes how someone did something所以是用來說明某人做事的方式:she courageously refused她勇敢地拒絕,he fought on courageously他英勇地繼續奮戰。
It sits where the adjective sits — formal, weighty, a little grand. You'd find it in a news report, a citation for a medal, a .
It sits where the adjective sits它的定位跟形容詞一樣——formal, weighty, a little grand正式、有份量,還帶點莊重。You'd find it你會看到它,in a news report在新聞報導裡、a citation for a medal頒獎詞裡、a eulogy或悼詞裡。
In everyday speech people just say , and is by far the more common word.
In everyday speech在日常對話裡,people just say bravely大家就只說bravely,and bravely is by far the more common word而且bravely明顯是比較常用的字。
There's a habit worth pointing out, because you'll meet it constantly and it's easy to misread. Newspapers love "she fought her illness courageously" or "he battled cancer courageously." This is a set phrase, almost a formula, and it's used respectfully about someone who is very ill or who has died. It doesn't really claim anything about how the person behaved on any given day; it's a way of honouring them.
There's a habit worth pointing out有個用法習慣值得特別提一下,because you'll meet it constantly因為你會一直遇到它,and it's easy to misread而且很容易誤讀。Newspapers love報紙很愛用"she fought her illness courageously" or "he battled cancer courageously."「她勇敢地對抗病魔」或「他英勇地對抗癌症」這類說法。This is a set phrase, almost a formula這是一種固定說法,幾乎是個公式,and it's used respectfully而且是帶著敬意,about someone who is very ill or who has died用在病得很重或已經過世的人身上。It doesn't really claim anything about它其實沒有在說什麼,how the person behaved on any given day這個人某一天到底表現得怎麼樣;it's a way of honouring them它只是一種向他們致敬的方式。
Knowing it's a formula stops you from taking it too literally. Position is flexible: before the verb, after it, or at the start of the sentence for weight. "Courageously, she said no."
Knowing it's a formula知道這是一種公式化說法,stops you from taking it too literally能讓你不會太照字面去理解它。Position is flexible位置很彈性:before the verb可以放在動詞前面、after it動詞後面、or at the start of the sentence for weight或放在句子開頭增加分量。"Courageously, she said no."「她勇敢地說了不。」
組成courageous + -ly, the ordinary adverb ending, from Old English -līċe, originally meaning "in the manner of." Underneath sits Latin cor, "heart" — acting with heart.
同家族的字
- courageousthe adjective it is built from
- bravelysame -ly adverb ending, the everyday equivalent
- encourageshares Latin cor, "heart"
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
courageouslyadv
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In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
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資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。