Word · Frequency #20003
religiously
虔诚地;笃诚地
by religion; in a religious manner
- 1.
In the manner of religion.
以宗教的方式。
- 2.
Passionately or diligently; faithfully; conscientiously.
热情地或勤勉地;忠实地;认真地。
以宗教的方式。;热情地或勤勉地;忠实地;认真地。;虔诚而经常地;笃诚地
In use
She religiously saves a portion of her salary every month.
He checks the weather forecast religiously before every bike ride.
They attend book club meetings religiously, even when they are very busy.
do sth religiously
religiously此处意为“按时、严格地”,表示习惯性动作,而不是“宗教地”。
She checks her phone religiously before bed.
她睡前雷打不动地看手机。
be religiously + adj
religiously修饰形容词(如observant、devout),表示“虔诚地、严格地”。
He is religiously observant and attends services every Sunday.
他虔诚守教,每周日都参加礼拜。
follow sth religiously
follow sth religiously意为“不折不扣地遵守、执行”,强调认真细致。
Connections
Collocations
- follow religiously
- 一丝不苟地遵循(计划、建议等)
- She follows her budget religiously.她一丝不苟地遵守自己的预算。
- observe religiously
- 恪守(规则、礼仪等)
- All members observe the dress code religiously.所有成员都严格遵守着装要求。
- attend religiously
- 从不缺席地参加(活动等)
- He attends the weekly meeting religiously.他从不缺席每周的会议。
- check religiously
- 习惯性地反复查看
- I check my messages religiously before bed.我睡前总要反复查看消息。
- read religiously
- 坚持定期阅读(某类内容)
- She reads her favorite author's blog religiously.她坚持阅读自己最喜欢的作者的博客。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想宗教信徒虔诚定时礼拜:religiously 意为像那样认真、规律地坚持做某事。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常谈论坚持做某事、书面描述虔诚或一丝不苟的态度 此义项多表示‘虔诚地、一丝不苟地’或‘定期坚持地’。在口语和书面语中都较常见,通常不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩;若用于‘定期地、雷打不动地’这一含义时,也多出现在日常表述中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 religiously 押韵的有 sacrilegiously /ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəsli/ 和 prodigiously /prəˈdɪdʒəsli/,重音后的 -giously 都读 /dʒəsli/。注意拼写或词义相近的 religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/、seriously /ˈsɪriəsli/、obviously /ˈɑːbviəsli/、piously /ˈpaɪəsli/ 听起来并不相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.