Word · Frequency #1634
properly
正确地；恰当地
核心释义
in the right or appropriate way
- 1.
适当地,正确地,合理地
In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably
- 2.
正确地；恰当地
in the right manner
- 3.
合理地；公正地
with reason or justice
合理地；公正地；适当地,正确地,合理地；妥帖
用法In use
Please make sure the door is closed properly before you leave.
用法提示：此处 properly 作副词，修饰 closed，表示“正确地、妥当地”。
She was too tired to think properly after working all night.
用法提示：此处 properly 作副词，修饰动词 think，表示“正常地、清晰地”。
The instructions weren't written properly, so nobody could follow them.
用法提示：此处 properly 作副词，修饰被动动词 written，表示“恰当地、正确地”。
please do your job properly!
Verb + properly
表示以正确或合适的方式做某事。
The machine works properly.
机器正常工作。
behave properly
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- work properly
- 正常运作
- The computer is not working properly.电脑没有正常运作。
- function properly
- 正常运转
- The heart is functioning properly.心脏正常运转。
- properly trained
- 受过适当训练的
- Properly trained staff are essential.受过适当训练的员工是必不可少的。
- properly equipped
- 装备齐全的
- Make sure you are properly equipped for the hike.确保你为徒步旅行装备齐全。
- properly maintained
- 妥善维护的
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
properly 可拆为 proper（恰当的）+ ly（副词后缀），记忆为“恰当 + ly → 恰当地”
语境与语域Context & Register
中性，适用场景广泛，包括日常对话和正式写作。
语法说明Grammar Note
勿把方式副词放在动词和宾语之间，如不说 *do properly the work；修饰过去分词时应置于分词前。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'improperly' rhymes exactly with 'properly' (same stressed vowel /ɑ/ and following /pɚli/). Words like 'orderly', 'friendly', 'likely', and 'sisterly' share the '-ly' suffix but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme. 'Proper' shares the 'proper' spelling but ends with a different sound (/pɚ/ vs /pɚli/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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