Word · Frequency #40403
incautiously
/ɪnˈkɔːʃəslɪ/
adverb
不谨慎地；轻率地
In an incautious manner; without caution.
- 1.
In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.
轻率地；不谨慎地。
轻率地；不谨慎地。；鲁莽地
In use
He incautiously invested all his savings in a risky startup.
She incautiously revealed her password to a stranger over the phone.
The driver incautiously sped through the yellow light, nearly causing an accident.
verb + incautiously
副词后置修饰动词，表示行为方式。
He acted incautiously.
他鲁莽行事。
incautiously + verb
副词前置修饰动词，强调行为。
She incautiously invested all her savings.
她鲁莽地投入了所有积蓄。
Incautiously, + somebody + verb
句首状语，修饰整个句子。
Incautiously, he revealed the secret.
鲁莽地，他泄露了秘密。
Common mistakes
He drove incautious.He drove incautiously.
副词修饰动词应使用副词形式，incautious是形容词，需改为副词incautiously。
He felt incautiously.He felt incautious.
系动词后应跟形容词作表语，incautiously是副词，需改为形容词incautious。
Connections
Confusing words
- recklessly
- 不顾后果地 · incautiously 强调缺乏谨慎，而 recklessly 强调明知有危险仍不计后果
- carelessly
- 粗心地 · incautiously 指行动不顾潜在风险，而 carelessly 指因疏忽或不在意而出错
Word family
- caution
- 谨慎；小心 · noun
- cautious
- 谨慎的；小心的 · adjective
- cautiously
- 谨慎地；小心地 · adverb
- incautious
- 不谨慎的；轻率的 · adjective
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.