Word · Frequency #14101
gracefully
优雅地；温文地
in a graceful manner
- 1.
In a graceful manner.
优雅地
优雅地
In use
She danced gracefully across the stage.
The swan glided gracefully over the lake.
He gracefully accepted the criticism.
verb + gracefully
副词放在动词后，修饰动作进行的方式。
She danced gracefully across the stage.
她在舞台上优雅地起舞。
gracefully + verb
副词放在动词前，常强调态度或反应得体。
He gracefully accepted the criticism.
他优雅地接受了批评。
gracefully + past participle
修饰过去分词，构成“优雅地完成/设计”等形容性短语。
The garden is gracefully designed.
这座花园设计得很优雅。
Common mistakes
She danced graceful at the party.She danced gracefully at the party.
danced 是动词，需要用副词 gracefully 来修饰动作的方式；graceful 是形容词，只能修饰名词，不能放在动词后作状语。
My grandmother wants to grow gracefully old.My grandmother wants to grow old gracefully.
grow old 是固定搭配，表示“变老”；副词 gracefully 修饰整个短语时应放在 old 之后，而不是插在 grow 和 old 中间。
He gracefully offered his seat to the elderly woman.He graciously offered his seat to the elderly woman.
主动让座体现的是礼貌和善意，应该用 graciously；gracefully 强调动作姿态的优美，并不表示“礼貌地”。
Connections
Collocations
- age gracefully
- 优雅地老去
- She hopes to age gracefully.她希望优雅地老去。
- move gracefully
- 优雅地移动
- The ballet dancer moved gracefully across the stage.芭蕾舞演员在舞台上优雅地移动。
- accept gracefully
- 优雅地接受
- He accepted the criticism gracefully.他优雅地接受了批评。
- decline gracefully
- 优雅地谢绝
- She declined the invitation gracefully.她优雅地谢绝了邀请。
- land gracefully
- 优雅地落地
- The cat landed gracefully on its feet.那只猫优雅地四脚着地。
- bow gracefully
Learner notes
Memory Tip
grace 是“优雅”，想象天鹅优雅地滑过水面：gracefully 就是“优雅地”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写动作或仪态、形容应对或处理方式 gracefully 为中性副词，通常用于描述动作、姿态或处事方式的优雅，口语和书面语中都自然，不限于正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 gracefully /ˈɡreɪsfəli/ 押韵的是 disgracefully（/dɪsˈɡreɪsfəli/）。gratefully 读音很接近，但重读元音后的辅音不同（/s/ 对 /t/），不算严格押韵。hopefully、peacefully、beautifully、carefully 只是拼写上以 fully 结尾，重读元音不同，发音并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.