Word · Frequency #12697
Fully loadedinwardly
在内心深处；暗自；私下
with respect to private feelings
- 1.
In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.
以向内的方式；向内部或向自己。
- 2.
with respect to private feelings
在私人感情方面
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
In use
She laughed inwardly at the mistake, but said nothing to embarrass her colleague.
He nodded politely, though inwardly he was furious about the delay.
They praised the plan outwardly, but inwardly they had serious doubts.
inwardly, she was raging
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。
be + inwardly + adj.
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。
Connections
Collocations
- smile inwardly
- 暗自微笑
- He smiled inwardly when he heard the news.听到这个消息，他暗自微笑。
- groan inwardly
- 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。
- inwardly pleased
- 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。
- inwardly relieved
- 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。
- cringe inwardly
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：in(里面)+ward(朝向)+ly，心朝向自己内部，即“暗自、在内心深处”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary narrative、formal prose、inner monologue、news article inwardly 表示“在内心深处、暗自”时，多用于书面或较正式的表达，比较常见于文学叙事、内心描写等语境；日常口语中较少单独使用，但并非绝对。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These adverbs all end in the same spelling -wardly and share the final sound /wɝdli/. Their main stress is on the first syllable, so the common ending is not an exact rhyme, but it is a consistent spelling–sound match. Do not confuse them with the adjectives/verbs 'inward', 'outward', 'awkward', etc., which lack the final /li/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.