Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15052
dutifully
尽责地；尽职地
in a dutiful manner; out of a sense of duty
- 1.
With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
尽职尽责地；忠实地
尽职尽责地；忠实地；忠实地；忠贞地
In use
She dutifully completed her homework before going out to play.
He dutifully followed the instructions on the package.
The assistant dutifully noted down every detail of the meeting.
dutifully + verb
作方式状语常放在谓语动词前，强调出于责任感做某事。
She dutifully completed her homework.
她尽职尽责地完成了作业。
verb + object + dutifully
也可放在宾语之后，语气上更突出动作完成的方式。
He carried out the order dutifully.
他尽职地执行了命令。
be + dutifully + past participle
用于被动语态时，说明该动作是怀着责任感完成的。
The report was dutifully submitted by the assistant.
报告由助理尽职地递交了。
Common mistakes
She dutiful accepted the task.She dutifully accepted the task.
动词 accepted 需要副词修饰，而 dutiful 是形容词，只能修饰名词；dutifully 才是副词。
She is dutifully to her parents.She is dutiful to her parents.
系动词 is 后应接形容词作表语，描述主语的性质，不能用副词 dutifully；dutifully 用来修饰动作。
Connections
Collocations
- dutifully followed
- 尽职地遵守
- She dutifully followed the doctor's orders.她尽职地遵守医嘱。
- dutifully obeyed
- 尽责地听从
- The dog dutifully obeyed its master's command.那只狗尽责地听从主人的命令。
- dutifully performed
- 尽职地执行
- The staff dutifully performed their daily duties.员工们尽职地执行日常职责。
- dutifully recorded
- 认真地记录
- He dutifully recorded every transaction in the ledger.他认真地记录账簿中的每一笔交易。
- dutifully reported
- 尽职地汇报
- Officers dutifully reported the incident to headquarters.警官们尽职地向总部汇报了这一事件。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dutifully = duty(责任) + fully(完全地)，想象士兵完全服从命令、尽责地执行任务，记住就是‘尽职地’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：written narratives、news reports、formal correspondence 该词表示“尽责地、尽职地”，通常多用于书面或较为正式的语境（如正式报告、新闻报道），在口语日常对话中不算常见，但并非生僻词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
beautifully /ˈbjuːtɪfəli/ 与 dutifully 押韵（重读元音及之后均为 /uːtɪfəli/）。其他以 -fully 结尾的词拼写相似，但不押韵，因为重读元音不同；duly 以 du- 开头，但发音为 /ˈduːli/，也与 dutifully 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.