Word · Frequency #17787
absently
心不在焉地
核心释义
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- 1.
心不在焉地;出神地。
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
心不在焉地;出神地。
用法In use
She stared out the window absently during the meeting.
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.
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.
用法提示:副词absently修饰动词nodded,表示“心不在焉地”点头。
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。
absently + verb
副词位于动词前时,更强调主语当时心不在焉的状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- stare absently
- 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。
- nod absently
- 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。
- murmur absently
- 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。
- gaze absently
- 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。
- reply absently
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由absent(缺席/心不在焉)加-ly构成,联想:人虽在场,心已缺席,做起事来心不在焉地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:叙事描写、日常对话 该词为中性副词,通常多用于书面或较正式的叙述中,常用来描述某人出神或心不在焉的动作或神态;日常口语中也可使用,但不如直接说“心不在焉”自然。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
其他词和 absently 一样以非重读音节 /-əntli/ 结尾(如 recently /ˈriː.sənt.li/、evidently /ˈev.ɪ.dənt.li/),但重音所在元音不同,因此都不与 absently 押韵。其中 recently 拼写相似(同含 -ently),但读音为 /ˈriː.sənt.li/,而不是 /ˈæb.sənt.li/,属于易混的“看起来像”的词。
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