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If something is done impressively, it makes people look twice and feel respect — because it is very good, very large, very skilled, or very important. The building rises impressively. She played the piano impressively. The team won impressively, not by a lucky one-point gap.
If something is done impressively如果一件事做得impressively, it makes people look twice and feel respect會讓人多看一眼、心生敬意 — because it is very good, very large, very skilled, or very important因為它非常好、非常大、非常厲害,或非常重要。 The building rises這棟建築聳立 impressively得令人印象深刻。 She played the piano她鋼琴 impressively彈得令人印象深刻。 The team won這支隊伍贏球 impressively贏得很漂亮, not by a lucky one-point gap不是靠僥倖贏一分。
This is a warm, praising adverb. It is common in speech and writing; it is not stiff. You can use it for people, things, and results.
This is a warm, praising adverb這是一個帶著讚美意味、溫暖的副詞。 It is common in speech and writing它在口語和書面都很常見; it is not stiff一點也不生硬。 You can use it你可以用它 for people, things, and results來形容人、事物,或結果。
Though actually, people also stretch it: “impressively bad” is a joke, meaning so bad it still makes you stare. And impressively is about the effect on the , not about whether you meant to show off. A quiet person can still do something impressively.
Though actually不過其實, people also stretch it人們也會把它引申使用: "impressively bad" is a joke「impressively bad」(誇張地差)是一種玩笑話, meaning so bad it still makes you stare意思是差到讓你忍不住盯著看。 And而且 impressively is about the effect on the watcherimpressively講的是對旁觀者造成的效果, not about whether you meant to show off不是你有沒有故意想表現。 A quiet person一個安靜的人 can still do something impressively還是可以把某件事做得令人印象深刻。
組成From impressive + -ly. impressive means “making you admire it”; -ly turns the adjective into an adverb. impressive itself is impress (to press a mark on the mind) + -ive (having that quality).
同家族的字
- impressivethe adjective this adverb is made from
- impressthe verb: to make someone admire you or remember you
- impressivenessthe noun: the quality of being impressive
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。
impressivelyadv
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In an impressive manner; forcibly.
- The words written on the animal were next repeated impressively, and if the dog began to bark, it was a sign that the lover would gain his objective.
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。