Word · Frequency #19795
deliciously
美味地；令人愉快地
in a very pleasurable manner
- 1.
In a delicious manner.
以美味的方式
以美味的方式；美味地；芬香地
In use
The chocolate cake was deliciously rich, so everyone asked for a second slice.
The log fire made the cabin deliciously warm on that cold night.
She laughed deliciously when she heard the funny ending of the story.
deliciously + adjective
deliciously 置于形容词前，表示「令人愉快地、很」；中文常用「…得十分…」来对应。
The soup was deliciously spicy.
这汤辣得十分可口。
smell deliciously of sth
smell deliciously of 用来描述某处散发出很好闻的气味。
The room smelled deliciously of fresh flowers.
房间里飘着鲜花的清香。
Common mistakes
The soup tastes deliciously.The soup tastes delicious.
感官动词 taste 后接形容词作表语，不用副词。deliciously 是副词，不能修饰系动词后的主语补足语。
She made a deliciously cake.She made a delicious cake.
deliciously 是副词，不能修饰名词；修饰名词应用形容词 delicious。
She sings delicious.She sings deliciously.
修饰动词 sing 应用副词 deliciously，不能用形容词 delicious。
Connections
Collocations
- deliciously moist
- 湿润可口
- The cake was deliciously moist.这个蛋糕湿润可口。
- deliciously fragrant
- 香气扑鼻
- The spices made the kitchen deliciously fragrant.香料让厨房香气扑鼻。
- deliciously simple
- 简单又美味
- This recipe is deliciously simple to make.这个食谱做起来简单又美味。
- deliciously sweet
- 甜美诱人
- The strawberries were deliciously sweet.这些草莓甜美诱人。
- deliciously creamy
- 口感细腻香滑
- The sauce is deliciously creamy.这酱汁口感细腻香滑。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 delicious（美味的）加副词后缀 -ly，就是“美味地、令人愉快地”；想象吃到美食时那种享受的感觉。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：美食评论/食谱、文学与评论性文字 deliciously 可用于描述食物味道，也常用于修饰形容词表示“令人愉快地、非常”。多用于书面或评论性文字，也可用于日常表达，整体属中性语体，选择中性通常比较安全。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 deliciously (/dɪˈlɪʃəsli/) 真正押韵的词包括 suspiciously、viciously、auspiciously、capriciously，它们的重读音节均为 /ɪʃ/，后接 /əsli/。注意拼写相似的 graciously (/ˈɡreɪʃəsli/) 和 consciously (/ˈkɒnʃəsli/) 并不押韵：前者的重读音节是 /ɡreɪʃ/，后者的重读音节是 /kɒnʃ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.