Word · Frequency #11796
overtly
公开地；公然地
In an overt manner; publicly; openly.
- 1.
In an overt manner; publicly; openly.
公开地；公然地；明显地。
公开地；公然地；明显地。；明显地；公开地；公然地
In use
He overtly criticized the company's policy during the meeting.
The advertisement overtly promotes a healthy lifestyle.
She overtly expressed her dissatisfaction with the decision.
overtly + verb
常用于表达公开的反对或批评。
He overtly criticized the government's decision.
他公开批评了政府的决定。
be overtly + adjective
描述某人或某物明显具有某种特征。
The advertisement was overtly sexist.
这则广告公开带有性别歧视。
verb + overtly
强调行为方式公开透明。
They acted overtly without hiding their intentions.
他们公开行动，没有隐藏意图。
Common mistakes
He is overtly late.He is obviously late.
“overtly”表示“公开地、明显地”，强调行为的外在表现，不适用于推测性判断（如“迟到”）。表示“显然”应用“obviously”。
She performed an overtly dance.She performed an overt dance.
“overtly”是副词，不能直接修饰名词“dance”。修饰名词应用形容词“overt”。
Connections
Collocations
- overtly hostile
- 公开敌对的
- The manager was overtly hostile to the new proposal.经理对新提案持公开敌对态度。
- overtly political
- 公开政治性的
- The protest was overtly political from the start.这场抗议从一开始就公开带有政治性。
- overtly racist
- 公开种族主义的
- His comments were overtly racist and widely condemned.他的言论公开种族主义，受到广泛谴责。
- overtly sexual
- 公开露骨的
- The advertisement was overtly sexual and attracted complaints.这则广告公开露骨，引来投诉。
- overtly critical
- 公开批评的
- She was overtly critical of the company's decision.她公开批评公司的决定。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 overtly 想成 over（在面上）+ tly，像一切摊在桌面上，毫无遮掩，即“公开地、公然地”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、news reporting、formal speech overtly 表示“公开地；公然地”，比 openly 更正式，多用于学术写作、新闻报道或正式演讲等书面或正式场合；日常口语中较少见，有时出现在“not overtly…”这类否定结构中。选择时请注意语境正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Overtly may be pronounced /əʊˈvɜːtli/ or /ˈəʊvɜːtli/. The words directly, exactly, quietly, and definitely all contain the same final /tli/ sound but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with overtly. Overly (/ˈəʊvərli/) and covertly (/ˈkʌvətli/) look similar in spelling but sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.