Word · Frequency #23154
blandly
温和地；柔和地
in a bland manner
- 1.
In a bland manner.
以平淡的方式；温和地,乏味地。
以平淡的方式；温和地,乏味地。；温和地；柔和地
In use
She smiled blandly at the joke, not wanting to offend anyone.
He blandly asked for more tea, as if nothing had happened.
The nurse spoke blandly to calm the worried patient.
verb + blandly
blandly 是方式副词，常放在动词后，修饰微笑、说话等动作，意为“温和地、柔和地”。
She smiled blandly.
她温和地笑了笑。
blandly + verb
blandly 也可以放在动词前，意思和放在动词后基本相同。
He blandly agreed with the plan.
他温和地同意了这个计划。
Common mistakes
He spoke to her bland.He spoke to her blandly.
形容词不能修饰动词。修饰动词 speak 应使用副词 blandly（温和地），而不是形容词 bland。中文里形容词常直接作状语，所以学习者容易漏掉 -ly。
She spoke blandly, so I couldn't hear her.She spoke softly, so I couldn't hear her.
blandly 的意思是“温和地、平淡地”，并不表示声音低。表达“轻声地”要用 softly 或 quietly。学习者受中文“柔和”的影响，误以为 blandly 有“轻声”的含义。
Connections
Collocations
- smile blandly
- 温和地微笑
- She smiled blandly, not showing any emotion.她温和地微笑着，没有流露出任何情绪。
- say blandly
- 温和地说
- He said blandly that he had no opinion.他温和地说他没有意见。
- state blandly
- 温和地陈述
- The mayor stated blandly that the budget was balanced.市长温和地表示预算平衡。
- look blandly
- 温和地看着
- She looked blandly at the camera.她温和地看着镜头。
- blandly polite
- 温和有礼的
- The waiter was blandly polite but seemed distant.那位服务员温和有礼，但似乎有些疏远。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 bland（清淡）= 温和不刺激，blandly 就是“温和地”，像清汤一样柔和无冲撞。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：formal writing、narrative prose blandly 通常用于书面或较正式的表达，表示温和、柔和地；口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
完全押韵的词：grandly /ˈɡrændli/（与 blandly 同押 /ændli/）。拼写相近但发音不同的词：badly /ˈbædli/、gladly /ˈɡlædli/（为 /ædli/，缺少 /n/）；coldly /ˈkoʊldli/、mildly /ˈmaɪldli/、wildly /ˈwaɪldli/（元音不同）。注意不要仅凭 -dly 拼写推断发音相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.