passably + adjective
The movie was passably entertaining.
这部电影还算有趣。
尚可；还算
以尚可的方式；适度地；充分地。；可通行地；还好
以尚可的方式；适度地；充分地。
In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.
She passed the exam passably well, considering she only studied for a week.
考虑到她只复习了一周，她考试考得还算不错。
用法提示：passably修饰well，表示程度尚可
The new intern performed passably on his first project, though there is room for improvement.
新实习生在他的第一个项目上表现尚可，尽管还有提升空间。
用法提示：passably修饰performed，表示表现一般可接受
The restaurant served passably good food, but the service was slow.
这家餐厅提供的食物还算可口，但服务很慢。
用法提示：passably修饰good，表示食物质量可接受
The movie was passably entertaining.
这部电影还算有趣。
She performed passably well in the audition.
她在试镜中表现得还算不错。
The plan worked passably despite the setbacks.
尽管遇到挫折，这个计划还算奏效。
grammar · medium
易错句子The performance was passably.
正确表达The performance was passable.
passably 是副词，不能用作表语形容词。在系动词后应用形容词形式 passable。
grammar · medium
易错句子He passably didn't come.
正确表达He possibly didn't come.
passably 意为“还好地”，不表示可能性；表示“可能”应用副词 possibly。
词性不同：passably是副词，修饰动词或形容词；passable是形容词，修饰名词。例：a passable performance（还行的表演） vs. perform passably（表现尚可）。
发音和拼写相似，但意思完全不同：passably表示程度“还算可以”，possibly表示可能性“也许”。
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