Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5600
reluctantly
/rɪˈlʌktəntlɪ/
adverb
不情愿地；勉强地
核心释义
with reluctance
- 1.
以不情愿或犹豫的方式。
In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
以不情愿或犹豫的方式。；不情愿地；勉强地
用法In use
He reluctantly agreed to help us with the project.
用法提示：副词 reluctantly 修饰动词 agreed，表示勉强同意的态度。
She reluctantly admitted that she had made a mistake.
用法提示：副词 reluctantly 修饰动词 admitted，强调不情愿地承认。
They reluctantly accepted the new rules imposed by the company.
用法提示：副词 reluctantly 修饰动词 accepted，说明接受时的勉强情绪。
reluctantly + verb
He reluctantly agreed to help.
他不情愿地同意帮忙。
verb + reluctantly
She accepted the offer reluctantly.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- agree reluctantly
- 勉强同意
- He reluctantly agreed to the proposal.他勉强同意了那个提议。
- admit reluctantly
- 不情愿地承认
- She reluctantly admitted her mistake.她不情愿地承认了自己的错误。
- accept reluctantly
- 勉强接受
- They reluctantly accepted the offer.他们勉强接受了这个提议。
- follow reluctantly
- 不情愿地跟随
- The dog reluctantly followed its owner.那条狗不情愿地跟着主人。
- say reluctantly
- 勉强地说
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象自己被推着去做不喜欢的事，嘴里嘀咕‘reluctantly’，一脸勉强。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或书面语境，表示主观上的不情愿。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-əntli/ 结尾，与 reluctantly 的结尾音相同，但重音位置不同（reluctantly 重音在第二音节，其他词多在第一或第二音节），因此不完全押韵。
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