Word · Frequency #12613
idly
懒散地；无所事事地；漫无目的地
核心释义
without specific purpose, intent, or effort; in an idle manner
- 1.
没有特定目的、意图或努力地。
Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
- 2.
以闲散的方式
in an idle manner
- 3.
懒散地。
In an idle manner.
没有特定目的、意图或努力地。；以闲散的方式；懒散地。；懒惰地；空闲地
用法In use
She sat idly by the window, watching the rain fall.
用法提示：idly 为副词，表示“无所事事地”，修饰动词 sat。
He idly scrolled through his phone while waiting for the bus.
用法提示：idly 为副词，表示“漫无目的地”，修饰动词 scrolled。
They spent the afternoon idly wandering around the old town.
用法提示：idly 为副词，表示“懒散地”，修饰动词 wandering。
this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people
sit idly by (while sth happens)
sit idly by 是固定搭配，强调在事情发生时不干预、不作为。
We cannot sit idly by while the problem gets worse.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sit idly by
- 袖手旁观；坐视不管
- We cannot sit idly by while innocent people suffer.无辜的人受苦时，我们不能袖手旁观。
- stand idly
- 无所事事地站着
- The workers stood idly around the empty factory.工人们无所事事地站在空荡荡的工厂周围。
- wait idly
- 无所事事地等待；干等
- Passengers waited idly for the delayed flight.乘客们无所事事地等待着延误的航班。
- idly wonder
- 漫不经心地琢磨；随便想想
- I idly wondered what she meant by that remark.我漫不经心地琢磨她那句话是什么意思。
- not idly
- 并非无缘无故地；有道理地
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
idly 由 idle（空闲的）加 -ly 变副词，联想：闲着 idle，就懒散地 idly 混日子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：written narration、everyday conversation `idly` 是副词，意为“懒散地、无所事事地”或“漫无目的地”。通常用于书面叙述或正式写作，但在日常口语中也自然，多用来描写无目的或不经意的行为。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 idly (/ˈaɪdli/) 同韵的常用词极少，常见的是 widely (/ˈwaɪdli/)。拼写以 -idly 结尾的 rapidly (/ˈræpɪdli/)、vividly (/ˈvɪvɪdli/)、rigidly (/ˈrɪdʒɪdli/) 中 i 均读短音 /ɪ/，与 idly 的 /aɪ/ 不同；badly (/ˈbædli/) 的元音为 /æ/，kindly (/ˈkaɪndli/) 虽同为 /aɪ/，但后接 /nd/，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.