核心畫面
Think of a speaker holding something up and saying "and this one matters more" — importantly is the word that flags weight. Usually it flags the weight of an idea you are about to add; sometimes it flags the weight a person is putting on themselves.
可以想成講話的人把某樣東西舉高一點，示意「這個比較重」。importantly 就是那個「加重量」的動作。大部分時候…更多收起
可以想成講話的人把某樣東西舉高一點，示意「這個比較重」。importantly 就是那個「加重量」的動作。大部分時候，加重的是接下來要講的那句話（More importantly, we have no money.）；但同一個動作也可以是加在自己身上——一個人講話、走路的樣子好像在說「我這件事很了不起」，那也叫 importantly。原始詞典資料2 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。
importantlyadv/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt.li/
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Used to mark a statement as having importance.
- These potentially ground-breaking discoveries need to be tempered by the knowledge that very high doses - the equivalent of 100-plus bottles of red wine daily - were given to mice. Importantly, after resveratrol is absorbed into the blood, it is broken down quickly and may have limited effect in humans.
- More importantly and closer to life, slangs help build an instant intimacy and informality.
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In an important manner.
- Even sitting in a restaurant, the person on a cell phone seems importantly busy and on the move.
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。