Usefully is the adverb from useful. It tells you that something was done in a way that really helped, or that a thing is being put to good use rather than sitting there doing nothing.

Usefully is the adverb from usefulusefully是useful的副詞形式。 It tells you它告訴你， that something was done in a way that really helped某件事的做法真的帶來了幫助， or that a thing is being put to good use或是某樣東西被善加利用， rather than sitting there doing nothing而不是擺著沒用。

"The money was usefully spent" means the money did some real good. "She usefully pointed out that the shop closes at six" means her comment actually helped us.

"The money was usefully spent"「The money was usefully spent（這筆錢花得有用）」 means the money did some real good意思是這筆錢真的發揮了作用。 "She usefully pointed out that the shop closes at six"「She usefully pointed out that the shop closes at six（她有用地指出這家店六點關門）」 means her comment actually helped us意思是她的話真的幫上了忙。

There is a second, very common pattern where usefully sits in front of "can" or "could" or "be": "This tool can usefully be used for cutting paper too" — here it means "it works well for that as well".

There is a second, very common pattern還有第二個很常見的用法， where usefully sits in front of "can" or "could" or "be"usefully放在can、could或be前面： "This tool can usefully be used for cutting paper too"「This tool can usefully be used for cutting paper too（這個工具也可以拿來剪紙，一樣好用）」—— here it means "it works well for that as well"這裡的意思是「這樣用也一樣管用」。

Writers also drop "usefully" into a sentence to praise a small helpful act, often with a slightly formal or written feel: "The report usefully lists all the dates in one place." You will meet this word much more in writing than in daily talk. In everyday speech people are more likely to say "it really helped" or "that was helpful".

Writers also drop "usefully" into a sentence作者也會把「usefully」放進句子裡， to praise a small helpful act來稱讚一個小小的、有幫助的舉動， often with a slightly formal or written feel語氣通常帶點正式、書面的感覺： "The report usefully lists all the dates in one place."「The report usefully lists all the dates in one place（這份報告很有用地把所有日期都列在同一個地方）」。 You will meet this word much more in writing than in daily talk你在書面文字裡遇到這個字的機會，遠比在日常對話裡多。 In everyday speech people are more likely to say "it really helped" or "that was helpful"日常口語裡大家比較會說「it really helped」或「that was helpful」。