verb + contentedly
contentedly 常放在动词后，描述動作进行时的心情。
The cat purred contentedly.
猫满足地发出呼噜声。
满足地；安心地
满足地；心满意足地。
in a contented manner; with calm satisfaction
满足地；心满意足地。
In a contented manner.
After a long day of hiking, she sat by the campfire and ate her dinner contentedly.
经过一天的徒步旅行，她坐在篝火旁，满足地吃着晚餐。
用法提示：副词，修饰动词“吃”，表示“满足地”。
The old cat curled up on the sofa and slept contentedly all afternoon.
那只老猫蜷缩在沙发上，整个下午都安心地睡着。
用法提示：副词，修饰动词“睡”，表示“安心地”。
He finished his work early and spent the rest of the evening contentedly reading a novel.
他提前完成了工作，晚上剩下的时间都满足地读着小说。
用法提示：副词，修饰动词“读”，表示“满足地”。
contentedly 常放在动词后，描述動作进行时的心情。
The cat purred contentedly.
猫满足地发出呼噜声。
放在动词前时，语气稍显正式，强调安心的状态。
She contentedly agreed to the plan.
她安心地同意了这个计划。
与进行时搭配，表示在满足的状态下持续做某事。
The children were contentedly drawing pictures.
孩子们正满足地画画。
强调因满足而快乐，情绪更外露，常指由具体事情引发的高兴。
侧重没有纷扰、内心安宁，不直接表达满足感。
强调心境的平静从容，语气较文雅。
程度更强，指极为幸福，有时含对烦恼浑然不觉之意。
常带贬义，指自我满足而不思进取，不宜用于正面的满足语境。
contentedly 意为“满足地、安心地”；discontentedly 是它的直接反义词，指因愿望未获满足而心中不满。
contentedly 意为“满足地、安心地”；restlessly 指内心焦躁、坐立不安，与满足安然的情绪状态相反。
contentedly 意为“满足地、安心地”；anxiously 指因担忧而心神不宁，二者情绪对立；若仅表示“急切地”则不宜互换。
contentedly 意为“满足地、安心地”；unhappily 泛指不悦、悲伤，语义范围更广，仅在表示情绪低落时构成反义。
contentedly 是标准、常见的副词形式；contently 是同义变体，使用频率低，正式写作应优先使用 contentedly。
contentedly 指内心满足安宁，多含褒义；complacently 指自鸣得意、不思进取，明显带贬义，需根据语境褒贬选择。
contentedly 是副词，修饰动词或句子；contented 是形容词，修饰名词或作表语。修饰动作时用 contentedly，描述状态时用 contented。
满足地吃
The old cat ate contentedly by the fireplace.
老猫在壁炉旁满足地吃着。
安详地观看
She sat contentedly watching the sunset.
她安详地坐着看日落。
满足地发出呼噜声
The kitten curled up and purred contentedly.
小猫蜷起身子，满足地打着呼噜。
满足地微笑
He smiled contentedly after finishing his meal.
他吃完饭，满足地笑了笑。
安心地安顿下来
They settled contentedly into their new home.
他们安心地在新家安顿下来。
知足地生活
The villagers lived contentedly with what they had.
村民们知足地过着他们所拥有的生活。
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content（满足）+ -ed（形容词后缀）+ -ly（副词后缀）；同根词：content、contented、contentment、discontent；同类副词：happily、quickly
与contentedly一样，常用来描述平静满足的状态。
常与contentedly一起营造安详、无纷扰的氛围。
形容环境或状态惬意安稳，与contentedly的满足感相呼应。
满足而放松地叹气时，常搭配contentedly使用。
安闲地停下休息，常与contentedly一同出现在悠闲场景中。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.