Word · Frequency #22096
courageously
勇敢地
in a courageous manner
- 1.
In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
勇敢地；大胆地。
勇敢地；大胆地。
In use
She courageously spoke up against the unfair decision at the meeting.
The young man courageously admitted his mistake in front of the whole class.
They courageously continued their hike even though the weather had turned bad.
verb + courageously
位于动词后，强调动作的方式。
She faced the danger courageously.
她勇敢地面对危险。
courageously + verb
位于动词前，修饰整个谓语。
He courageously admitted his mistake.
他勇敢地承认了自己的错误。
Courageously, + clause
置于句首，常用逗号隔开，起强调作用。
Courageously, she spoke out against the injustice.
勇敢地，她公开反对这一不公正。
Common mistakes
He faced the danger courageous.He faced the danger courageously.
courageous 是形容词，只能修饰名词；修饰动词 faced 须用其副词形式 courageously。改后副词直接修饰动词，语义不变。
They courageously to face the challenge.They courageously face the challenge.
to face 是不定式，不能作谓语；主语 they 后需要限定动词 face。courageously 作为副词修饰该限定动词，删去 to 后句子结构才正确。
Connections
Collocations
- act courageously
- 勇敢地行动
- Despite her fear, she acted courageously.尽管害怕，她还是勇敢地行动。
- fight courageously
- 勇敢地战斗
- The soldiers fought courageously to defend their town.士兵们勇敢地战斗，保卫他们的城镇。
- face danger courageously
- 勇敢地面对危险
- Firefighters face danger courageously every day.消防员每天都勇敢地面对危险。
- speak out courageously
- 勇敢地说出来
- He spoke out courageously against the injustice.他勇敢地站出来反对这种不公。
- stand up courageously
- 勇敢地挺身而出
- She stood up courageously for her beliefs.她勇敢地挺身而出，捍卫自己的信念。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：courage 是勇气，-ously 像‘勇敢地’的副词尾巴；想象勇士带着勇气向前冲，就是 courageously。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：故事叙述、新闻报道 courageously 是副词，表示“勇敢地”。这个词多用于书面语和较正式场合，日常口语中也可使用；如果想更口语化，可以用 bravely。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 outrageously 与 courageously 真正押韵：重音都在 /eɪ/，后面同为 /dʒəsli/。graciously、famously、dangerously 虽也有 /eɪ/ 开头的相似音节，但后续辅音不同，不是押韵；seriously、obviously 只是拼写以 -ously 结尾，发音差别较大。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.