Word · Frequency #24736
lamely
软弱无力地；缺乏说服力地
in a weak and unconvincing manner
指理由、借口等，与“跛行”无关
- 1.
In the manner of one who is lame.
以跛行的方式。
以跛行的方式。；一瘸一拐地；不完全地
In use
He lamely claimed that he had lost his keys, but we saw them on the table.
She lamely tried to justify her rude comment, but everyone knew she was wrong.
The manager lamely defended the new policy, and the staff remained unhappy.
verb + lamely
修饰 walk、limp 等动作动词时，lamely 表示“一瘸一拐地”。
He walked lamely because of his injured knee.
他因膝盖受伤而一瘸一拐地走着。
lamely + verb
放在 say、explain、apologize 等动词前时，常表示“软弱无力地、缺乏说服力地”；也可放在动词后，如 said lamely。
He lamely tried to explain the mistake.
他无力地试图解释这个错误。
Common mistakes
He lame explained the reason for his absence.He lamely explained the reason for his absence.
lame是形容词，不能修饰动词explained；修饰动词要用副词lamely。形容词应放在名词前或作表语。
He incompletely explained his decision.He lamely explained his decision.
把汉语释义“不完全地”直译成incompletely会改变原意：incompletely表示“未完整地”，而lamely表示“软弱无力地、缺乏说服力地”。表示辩解或解释缺乏说服力时应用lamely。
Connections
Collocations
- lamely apologized
- 敷衍地道歉
- He lamely apologized for being late.他为迟到敷衍地道了歉。
- lamely explained
- 牵强地解释
- She lamely explained why the report was missing.她牵强地解释了报告为何不见了。
- lamely replied
- 无力地回答说
- When questioned, he lamely replied that he had forgotten.被问到时，他无力地回答说忘了。
- lamely concluded
- 草草地结束
- The essay lamely concluded with a vague remark.这篇文章以一句含糊的话草草收尾。
- lamely said
- 底气不足地说
- "I guess so," she lamely said.“我想是的，”她底气不足地说。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 lame 是“瘸”，lamely 就像跛脚走路摇摇晃晃，引申为理由“站不住脚”，即软弱无力、缺乏说服力。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式写作、日常评论 通常用于书面或较正式的表达，表示以软弱无力、缺乏说服力的方式（说话、辩解或解释）。日常口语中较少直接用 lamely，多改用 in a weak/lame way。
Pronunciation & Spelling
tamely、namely、gamely 与 lamely 押韵（/eɪmli/）；homely 和 extremely 拼写同以 -mely 结尾，但发音不同（/ˈhoʊmli/、/ɪkˈstriːmli/）；lately 形似 lamely，却以 /t/ 代替了 /m/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.