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Reassuringly is the adverb: you do something in a way that makes people feel less worried or . She smiled reassuringly. He spoke reassuringly to the child. Writers also put it at the front of a sentence to comment on the whole fact: “Reassuringly, the door was still locked.” That means “this next thing should make you feel safer.” Though actually, it is more at home in writing than in quick talk. In conversation people often just smile and say “Don’t worry.” If you already know the adjective , this word is that idea turned into “in a way.” It does not add a new meaning; it only changes how the word sits in the sentence.
令人安心地、讓人放心地
組成reassuring(令人安心的)+ -ly(以那種方式)。
同家族的字
- reassuringthe adjective; add -ly to say how someone does it
- reassurethe verb underneath both words
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。
reassuringlyadv
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In a reassuring manner.
- In the very heart of the herd the din was terrific. It was almost dizzying in its effect. I paused and smiled reassuringly at Maud, for I had recovered my equanimity sooner than she.
- He had been with the Furnesses for years. Not like Muriel’s butlers who changed every month or so. He smiled reassuringly down at Jane.
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。