verb + absently
副词后置修饰动词,是 absently 最常见的用法。
He nodded absently, thinking about something else.
他心不在焉地点了点头,想着别的事。
心不在焉地
心不在焉地;出神地。
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
心不在焉地;出神地。
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
She stared out the window absently during the meeting.
开会时,她心不在焉地望着窗外。
用法提示:副词absently修饰动词stared,表示“心不在焉地”。
He absently stirred his coffee while reading the message.
他读消息时心不在焉地搅着咖啡。
用法提示:副词absently修饰动词stirred,说明动作时心不在焉。
Tom nodded absently, not really listening to the question.
汤姆心不在焉地点了点头,并没有真正在听问题。
用法提示:副词absently修饰动词nodded,表示“心不在焉地”点头。
副词后置修饰动词,是 absently 最常见的用法。
He nodded absently, thinking about something else.
他心不在焉地点了点头,想着别的事。
副词位于动词前时,更强调主语当时心不在焉的状态。
She absently stirred her coffee.
她心不在焉地搅着咖啡。
强调注意力被分散,常因外界干扰或内心思绪;比 absently 更侧重于分心的原因。
强调没有注意或不够用心,常含批评意味;语义比 absently 更宽泛。
强调眼神或表情茫然、呆滞,多用于描述发呆的状态;不强调内心思绪。
带有沉浸于想象或幻想的意思,语气较为柔和;与 absently 相比更强调出神时的愉悦感。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stared absent-minded at the window.
正确表达He stared absently at the window.
stared 是动词,需要副词修饰;absent-minded 是形容词,不能作状语,应改用副词 absently。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was absently from class yesterday.
正确表达He was absent from class yesterday.
be 后面表示“缺席”要用形容词 absent;absently 是方式副词,不能作 be 的表语。
与“心不在焉地”(absently)相对,指集中注意力;强调主动关注。
与“漫不经心地”相反,强调有意识地注意。
指认真细致,与心不在焉的疏忽相对;但更强调谨慎。
指心思或目光紧盯着某事物,与“心不在焉”相反。
与 absently 几乎同义,但更强调因沉浸于思考而忘记眼前事务;absently 更强调注意力涣散、走神。
distractedly 指因受到外部干扰或内心烦乱而无法集中注意力;absently 指无意识的走神、发呆,不一定有明确的干扰源。
mindlessly 强调不加思考、机械地做某事;absently 强调因心不在焉而忽略当下,二者容易混淆。
心不在焉地盯着
She stared absently out the window, thinking about the letter.
她心不在焉地盯着窗外,想着那封信。
心不在焉地点点头
He nodded absently as his mother explained the rules.
他心不在焉地点点头,听着母亲解释规则。
心不在焉地咕哝
“I suppose so,” she murmured absently.
“我想是吧。”她心不在焉地咕哝道。
出神地凝视
He gazed absently at the rainy window.
他出神地凝视着雨水打湿的窗户。
心不在焉地回答
She replied absently, her mind on the phone call.
她心不在焉地回答,心思全在那通电话上。
ab-(离开)+ sent(存在)+ -ly(副词后缀)
ab-(离开)+ sent(存在)
pre-(在前)+ sent(存在)
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