不張揚、不引人注意
小的不再是音量而是動靜：事情照做，但沒有讓周圍的人察覺。
unobtrusively · r · B1
in a way that other people do not notice, because nobody makes it public.
悄悄地；低調地
核心畫面
Picture an action done with the volume turned down — the door closing without a click, the you do not hear. From literal sound the word moves outward to anything done without drawing notice: a decision taken without an announcement, an order accepted without a word of protest, a confidence held without boasting.
可以想成：一個動作被把音量調小了——門關上沒有聲響，腳步聽不見。quietly 從真實的聲音出發，往外走到所有「不引…更多收起
可以想成：一個動作被把音量調小了——門關上沒有聲響，腳步聽不見。quietly 從真實的聲音出發，往外走到所有「不引人注意」的做法：一個決定沒有對外宣布、一項要求沒有出聲反對就接受了、一份把握放在心裡沒有拿出來說。所以判斷它是哪個意思，看的是「小的是音量，還是動靜」。From the picture
不出聲地接受
小的是反應：本來可以爭辯、可以抱怨，但一句話也沒說就照做了。
without complaint · r · B2
in a way that shows you accept something without arguing or complaining.
乖乖地；不吭聲地
Also in this word
softly, quietly · r · A2
in a way that makes very little sound.
小聲地；輕輕地
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。
quietlyadv/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/
- 1
Producing little or no noise.
- When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.
- 2
Without attracting attention.
- "Since hypertension doesn't usually cause symptoms, it flies below the radar, quietly damaging the vessels that deliver blood to your body and brain and increasing your risk of being blindsided by a heart attack or stroke."
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。