inwardly + verb
inwardly 修饰动词时通常放在主要动词之前,表示“在心里、暗自地”。
She inwardly smiled at his joke.
她听了他的笑话,暗自笑了。
在内心深处;暗自;私下
以向内的方式;向内部或向自己。;在私人感情方面;在内部;向中心;向内
以向内的方式;向内部或向自己。
In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.
在私人感情方面
with respect to private feelings
She laughed inwardly at the mistake, but said nothing to embarrass her colleague.
她暗自对这个错误感到好笑,但什么也没说,以免让同事难堪。
用法提示:inwardly 是副词,表示“暗自地/在心里”,修饰 laughed,说明笑并未表现出来。
AI contextual example
He nodded politely, though inwardly he was furious about the delay.
他礼貌地点了点头,尽管内心对这次延误感到非常恼火。
用法提示:inwardly 作副词,强调“内心、思想上”,与外在礼貌的点头形成对比。
AI contextual example
They praised the plan outwardly, but inwardly they had serious doubts.
他们表面上称赞这个计划,但内心却深表怀疑。
用法提示:inwardly 是副词,表示“在内心深处”,与 outwardly 对照,说明真实感受未表露。
AI contextual example
inwardly 修饰动词时通常放在主要动词之前,表示“在心里、暗自地”。
She inwardly smiled at his joke.
她听了他的笑话,暗自笑了。
该结构表示主语内在的真实感受,常译为“内心…”。
He was inwardly annoyed by the delay.
他对这次延误内心感到恼火。
用inwardly与outwardly对举,强调内心与外在表现的差异。
Inwardly, she was worried; outwardly, she appeared confident.
她内心担忧,但外表显得自信。
inwardly 强调内心感受,secretly 强调行为或想法不为人知;说“暗自窃喜”可用 inwardly,但“秘密地做某事”用 secretly 更自然。
privately 可指私下场合或个人意见,范围较广;inwardly 特指内心活动而非外部行为。
internally 也可描述身体或组织内部;若专指个人内心感受,用 inwardly 更明确。
deep down 较口语化,常表示隐藏的真实想法;inwardly 较正式,可用于书面语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She smiled inward at the memory.
正确表达She smiled inwardly at the memory.
inwardly是副词,修饰动词smile表示“暗自地”;虽然inward也可作副词,但意为“向内地”,不表示内心情感,此处应使用inwardly。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was internally disappointed by the news.
正确表达He was inwardly disappointed by the news.
internally意为“内部地”,通常指物理内部或机构内部;描述情感、内心想法时应用inwardly,意为“在内心深处”。
所选义项为“在内心深处/暗自”;outwardly 强调外在表现,与内心感受相对,二者不能互换。
该义项与“暗自地”相对;openly 强调不加隐瞒,与藏在心里的状态相对。
inwardly 指内心、暗自地;inward 则指方向朝内或作形容词“内心的”,不表示“暗自地”。
inwardly 指思想感情上的内在;internally 指物理位置、身体内部或机构内部,而非内心。
secretly 强调不让他人知道地做某事,常涉及行动;inwardly 仅表示在心里、暗自感受,不一定有隐瞒行动。
暗自微笑
He smiled inwardly when he heard the news.
听到这个消息,他暗自微笑。
心里叫苦
I groaned inwardly when I realized I had to work late.
当我意识到必须加班时,我心里叫苦。
暗自高兴
He was inwardly pleased that his plan had worked.
他的计划成功了,他暗自高兴。
暗自松了一口气
She felt inwardly relieved when the test was over.
考试结束后,她暗自松了一口气。
内心感到难堪
I cringed inwardly at the memory of my mistake.
想起自己的错误,我内心感到难堪。
in-(向…里面/在内) + -ward(朝向,方向) + -ly(副词后缀)。同前缀词:inside, into;同后缀 -ward 词:outward, backward, forward;同后缀 -ly 词:quickly, slowly
指向内观察自己的思想和情感,与inwardly所表示的内心活动同属一个语义场。
情绪和感受是在内心深处发生的事,符合inwardly指“在内心”的用法。
一种把注意力转向内心的练习,与“向内”的概念密切相关。
常被描述为人在内心(inwardly)听见的声音或判断。
指情感被压在内心而不外露,涉及内在心理状态。
暗自感到好笑;在心里笑
He laughed inwardly at her excuse, though his face remained serious.
他在心里对她的借口感到好笑,但脸上依然严肃。
心中暗暗叫苦;暗自抱怨
I groaned inwardly when I saw the long queue.
看到长长的队伍时,我心里暗暗叫苦。
在心里感到难堪或痛苦;心里一紧
She winced inwardly at his clumsy compliment.
听到他那笨拙的恭维,她在心里感到一阵难堪。
你们要防备假先知。他们到你们这里来,外面披着羊皮,里面却是残暴的狼。
From the Bible (Matthew 7:15), where Jesus warns against false teachers; the idiom 'a wolf in sheep's clothing' derives from this verse.
出自《圣经·马太福音》7:15,耶稣在此警告假教师;‘披着羊皮的狼’这个习语就源于这节经文。
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