Word · Frequency #22132
coyly
害羞地；忸怩地
核心释义
in a coy manner
- 1.
害羞地；忸怩地。
In a coy manner.
害羞地；忸怩地。；害羞地；羞怯地
用法In use
She smiled coyly at her new classmate when he complimented her painting.
用法提示：coyly作副词修饰smiled，表示害羞、不好意思地。
He looked down and answered coyly when asked about his secret talent.
用法提示：coyly修饰answered，说明说话时扭捏害羞。
The child hid behind her mother and peeked out coyly at the guests.
用法提示：coyly修饰peeked out，形容探头动作带着羞怯。
verb + coyly
coyly 作方式副词时，常紧跟所修饰的动词之后。
She smiled coyly at him.
她害羞地朝他笑了笑。
coyly + verb
coyly 也可置于动词之前，以突出动作中的羞怯神态。
He coyly admitted his mistake.
他腼腆地承认了自己的错误。
be + coyly + adjective
coyly 可放在 be 动词后修饰表语形容词，表示‘以忸怩的方式显得……’。
She was coyly evasive about her plans.
她对自己的计划忸怩地闪烁其词。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子She smiled coy.正确表达She smiled coyly.
动词 smile 后要用副词修饰动作，不能用形容词 coy。coyly 是副词，表示“害羞地、忸怩地”。
易错句子She is coyly.正确表达She is coy.
系动词 is 后应接形容词作表语，不能用副词 coyly。这里表示“她是害羞的”，所以用形容词 coy。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smile coyly
- 害羞地微笑；忸怩地笑
- She smiled coyly at the compliment.听到赞美，她害羞地笑了。
- look coyly at
- 羞怯地看着
- The bride looked coyly at the photographer.新娘羞怯地看着摄影师。
- say coyly
- 忸怩地说
- “Maybe,” she said coyly, lowering her eyes.“也许吧，”她垂下眼睛，忸怩地说。
- flirt coyly
- 忸怩地调情
- She flirted coyly with him all evening.整个晚上她都忸怩地和他调情。
- coyly admit
- 羞答答地承认
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：coy像boy（男孩）换了b成c，害羞的男孩做事总是coyly（忸怩地）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：fiction and literary prose、descriptive accounts of social interactions coyly 本身没有明显的正式或非正式色彩，通常多用于书面叙述或文学作品中，描写某人害羞、羞怯或故作害羞的样子；日常口语里不算常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 oily、doily、coily 押韵，读 /ˈɔɪli/。coy 是词根，但只对应词首的 /kɔɪ/；jolly /ˈdʒɒli/ 和 slyly /ˈslaɪli/ 拼写相似，但读音与 coyly 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.