Word · Frequency #10437
coolly
沉着地；冷静地；若无其事地
in a calm and unconcerned way
- 1.
At a moderately low temperature.
凉爽地；以适度的低温。
- 2.
In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
以冷静、不慌张或沉着的方式。
- 3.
With calm impudence.
冷静而无礼地。
凉爽地；以适度的低温。；以冷静、不慌张或沉着的方式。；冷静而无礼地。；沉着；自若
In use
She looked at him coolly and walked away.
He coolly answered all the interviewer's questions without hesitation.
The manager coolly explained the changes to the team despite the bad news.
v + coolly
coolly 常放在动词后作方式状语，表示动作沉着、不慌不忙。
She answered coolly.
她沉着地回答。
coolly + v
coolly 放在动词前时，更突出主语冷静自若的态度。
He coolly walked away.
他若无其事地走开了。
v + something + coolly
动词带宾语时，coolly 可放在宾语之后，常见于表示“看、打量”等意义的及物动词。
She regarded him coolly.
她冷静地打量着他。
Connections
Collocations
- coolly replied
- 冷静地回答
- When asked about the rumors, she coolly replied that she had nothing to hide.当被问及谣言时，她冷静地回答说自己没什么可隐瞒的。
- coolly observed
- 冷静地观察
- He coolly observed the argument from across the room.他从房间对面冷静地观察着这场争执。
- coolly dismissed
- 冷静地驳回
- The manager coolly dismissed the proposal as impractical.经理冷静地驳回了那个提议，认为它不切实际。
- coolly received
- 受到冷遇
- Her suggestion was coolly received by the committee.她的建议遭到了委员会的冷遇。
- coolly ignored
- 若无其事地不理睬
- She coolly ignored his repeated attempts to get her attention.她若无其事地不理睬他一次次想引起她注意的举动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
coolly 拆成 cool（凉快）+ly，心里凉快不发热，自然沉着自若。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面叙述、正式评价 通常用于书面叙事或正式场合，描述人说话、行动时沉着冷静、不露声色；日常口语中较少单独使用，比较常见于小说或新闻报道。
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词：truly /ˈtruːli/ 和 unruly /ʌnˈruːli/ 与 coolly /ˈkuːli/ 一样以 /uːli/ 结尾；newly /ˈnjuːli/ 也可视为同韵，因为韵脚是 /uːli/，前面的 /j/ 属于声母。注意拼写相近但不同韵：fully /ˈfʊli/、wholly /ˈhəʊli/（美式 /ˈhoʊli/）的元音不是 /uː/；不要把 coolly 读成 cool-ly /ˈkuːl.li/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.