Word · Frequency #47300
downwardly
/ˈdaʊnwɚdli/
adverb
向下；朝下
In a downward direction
- 1.
In a downward direction
向下地；朝下
向下地；朝下；向下
In use
The stock price moved downwardly for the third consecutive day.
She glanced downwardly at the crumpled paper on the floor.
The graph curves downwardly after reaching its peak.
downwardly [adjective]
The line is downwardly sloping.
这条线向下倾斜。
[verb] downwardly
Prices trended downwardly.
价格呈下降趋势。
[be] downwardly [past participle]
The estimates were downwardly revised.
估算被向下修正。
Common mistakes
The stock market has a downwardly trend.The stock market has a downward trend.
downwardly 是副词，不能修饰名词；应使用形容词 downward 修饰名词 trend。
She downwardly nodded her head.She nodded her head downwardly.
英语中，方式副词通常放在谓语动词之后，而不是之前。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常修饰动词，表示向下移动或趋势，语气较正式。
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