Word · Frequency #41814
indistinctly
/ˌindisˈtiŋktli/
adverb
模糊地；不清楚地
In an indistinct manner.
- 1.
In an indistinct manner.
模糊地；不清楚地。
模糊地；不清楚地。；不明了地；朦胧地
In use
He spoke indistinctly, making it hard to understand him.
The distant mountains were visible indistinctly through the fog.
She recalled the event indistinctly, as if it had happened in a dream.
verb + indistinctly
常用于描述说话或声音不清晰。
He spoke indistinctly, mumbling his words.
他说话含糊不清，嘟囔着单词。
indistinctly + past participle
用于被动语态，描述感知模糊。
The voice was indistinctly heard through the static.
那个声音在静电干扰下被模糊地听到。
indistinctly + adjective
修饰形容词，表示程度模糊。
The outline remained indistinctly visible in the fog.
轮廓在雾中依然模糊可见。
Common mistakes
He spoke indistinct.He spoke indistinctly.
副词 'indistinctly' 修饰动词 'spoke', 而 'indistinct' 是形容词, 不能修饰动词。
The sound was indistinctly.The sound was indistinct.
系动词 'was' 后应接形容词 'indistinct' 作表语, 而不是副词 'indistinctly'。
He indistinctly spoke the words.He spoke the words indistinctly.
副词 'indistinctly' 通常放在动词之后或句末, 而不是动词之前, 除非强调。
Connections
Confusing words
- indistinct
- 不清楚的，模糊的 · 注意词性：indistinct是形容词，而目标词indistinctly是副词。形容词修饰名词，副词修饰动词、形容词或其他副词。
- distinctly
- 清楚地，明显地 · 前缀不同导致意思相反：indistinctly意为“模糊地”，distinctly意为“清楚地”。切勿混淆。
- vaguely
- 模糊地，隐约地 · vaguely强调不具体、笼统的模糊，而indistinctly强调感官上的不清晰。例如，回忆可以vaguely，声音只能indistinctly。
Word family
- indistinct
- 模糊的；不清楚的 · adj
- indistinctness
- 模糊；不清楚 · n
- distinct
- 清晰的；明显的；不同的 · adj
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于修饰动词或整个句子，表示方式或程度。
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