Word · Frequency #20016
encouragingly
鼓励地;令人鼓舞地
in an encouraging manner
- 1.
In an encouraging manner.
鼓励地
鼓励地;勉励人地
In use
She smiled encouragingly at the nervous student before the exam.
The coach nodded encouragingly as the young athlete finished the race.
He patted her on the shoulder encouragingly and said, 'You can do it.'
verb + encouragingly
作为方式副词,encouragingly通常位于动词之后,表示“以鼓励的方式”。
She nodded encouragingly.
她鼓励地点了点头。
Encouragingly, + clause
encouragingly可作评注性状语,置于句首,用逗号与主句隔开,表示说话人认为所述内容令人鼓舞。
Encouragingly, more students are attending classes now.
令人鼓舞的是,现在越来越多的学生来上课了。
encouragingly + adjective
encouragingly可修饰形容词,强调该形容词所描述的程度让人感到鼓舞。
The results are encouragingly good.
结果令人鼓舞地好。
Common mistakes
She smiled encouraging at me.She smiled encouragingly at me.
形容词不能修饰动词,需用副词形式“encouragingly”。中文形容词加“地”可作状语,但英文须在形容词后加 -ly 构成副词。此处修饰 smiled 应用副词。
He nodded encouragedly.He nodded encouragingly.
“encouragingly”意为“鼓励地、令人鼓舞地”,表示给他人以鼓励;而“encouragedly”意为“受鼓励地”,描述主语自己的感受。此处“点头”是为了鼓励别人,故应用 encouragingly。
Connections
Collocations
- smile encouragingly
- 鼓励地微笑
- She smiled encouragingly at the nervous student.她鼓励地对紧张的学生微笑。
- nod encouragingly
- 鼓励地点点头
- He nodded encouragingly as I continued my speech.我继续演讲时,他鼓励地点点头。
- look encouragingly at someone
- 鼓励地看着某人
- The coach looked encouragingly at the young player.教练鼓励地看着那名年轻队员。
- say encouragingly
- 鼓励地说
- “You’re almost there,” she said encouragingly.“你快成功了,”她鼓励地说。
- reply encouragingly
- 鼓励地回答
- When I asked if I could do it, he replied encouragingly, “Of course you can.”当我问自己能不能做到时,他鼓励地回答:“你当然可以。”
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
encouragingly 含 courage(勇气),想象你拍肩说“加油”,把勇气传递出去——这个动作就是 encouragingly(鼓励地)。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:评价他人表现、描述事情进展 该词为中性副词,多用于较为正式或书面的场合,如评价进展、表现或结果;日常口语中也可使用,但不算最口语化的选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的末尾 -ingly 都读作 /ɪŋli/,可与 encouragingly 的末尾对照,但重音位置不同,并不构成完整押韵。注意形近词:encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ 与 courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ 没有 -ly,读音差异明显。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.