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Tactlessly is the adverb: it describes HOW someone did or said something — in a way that upset or people, without meaning to. Because it is an adverb, it attaches to a verb, and the most common verbs it goes with are verbs of speaking: to say something tactlessly, to ask tactlessly, to remark tactlessly, to blurt something out tactlessly. You also see it at the front of a clause, commenting on the whole thing: 'Tactlessly, he mentioned her age in front of everyone.' As with the adjective, the word says the person was rather than cruel — they did not read the room. One thing worth knowing: in real English this adverb is less common than the adjective. Native speakers more often say 'it was of him to mention it' than 'he tactlessly mentioned it'. The adverb sounds slightly more written, more like a novel or a newspaper. Both are correct, so you can use it, but if you want the everyday version, the 'it was of someone to do something' pattern is the safer choice.
不得體地、白目地(副詞,修飾動作)。中文通常不會用副詞,直接說「他很白目,居然當場提那件事」比較自然。
組成tactless (without tact) + -ly (the ending that turns an adjective into an adverb, telling you how something is done). Inside that, tactless is tact + -less. So the whole word is three pieces stacked up: tact + -less + -ly.
同家族的字
- tactlessthe adjective this adverb is built from
- tactthe root noun under both
- tactfullythe opposite adverb, from tactful
- carelesslysame two endings stacked the same way: care + -less + -ly
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。
tactlesslyadv
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In a tactless manner; in a manner intentionally inconsiderate of another's feelings.
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。