Word · Frequency #15422
respectfully
尊敬地；恭敬地
in a respectful manner
- 1.
In a respectful manner.
恭敬地
恭敬地；尊敬地
In use
The boy respectfully returned the lost wallet to its owner.
You should speak respectfully to your teachers.
The audience applauded respectfully after the speech.
respectfully + verb
表示“恭敬地”时，respectfully 常直接放在谓语动词前，语气较正式。
She respectfully declined the invitation.
她恭敬地谢绝了邀请。
verb + object + respectfully
当动词后有宾语时，respectfully 也可放在宾语之后，强调动作的方式。
He treated his elders respectfully.
他恭敬地对待长辈。
Respectfully, + clause
置于句首并加逗号，可礼貌地引出不同意见，类似“恕我直言”的用法。
Respectfully, I think you are mistaken.
恕我直言，我认为您错了。
Common mistakes
He spoke to the teacher respectful.He spoke to the teacher respectfully.
修饰动词 spoke（说话）要用副词 respectfully（尊敬地），不能用形容词 respectful。汉语中形容词和副词的区分不明显，但英语里修饰动作必须用副词。
Yours respectively,Yours respectfully,
respectfully 意为“恭敬地”，常用于信末敬语；respectively 意为“分别地、各自地”，此处不是要表达“分别”，因此要用 respectfully。
Connections
Collocations
- respectfully disagree
- 礼貌地表示异议
- I respectfully disagree with your conclusion.我礼貌地不同意你的结论。
- respectfully request
- 恭敬地请求
- We respectfully request that you reconsider the decision.我们恭敬地请求您重新考虑这个决定。
- respectfully decline
- 婉言谢绝
- She respectfully declined the invitation to the ceremony.她婉言谢绝了参加典礼的邀请。
- respectfully yours
- 敬上（信函结尾用语）
- Respectfully yours, Sarah Lee敬上，萨拉·李
- speak respectfully
- 恭敬地说话
- Children are taught to speak respectfully to their elders.孩子们被教导要恭敬地对长辈说话。
- treat respectfully
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 respect（尊敬）和 fully（满满地）拼在一起：说话做事时心里装满尊敬，就是 respectfully。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式信函结尾、描述恭敬态度或行为 注意：respectfully 多用于正式语境，如信件结尾或正式陈述；日常口语中不太常见，表达“恭敬地”时也可用 with respect 或 politely。请根据场合选择合适的语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 respectfully 真正押韵的是 disrespectfully（/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəli/）。carefully、beautifully 虽也以 -fully 结尾，读作 /fəli/，但重音不同，并不押韵。respectively 和 respectably 只是拼写相似，分别读作 /rɪˈspɛktɪvli/ 和 /rɪˈspɛktəbli/，发音与意思都不同，注意区分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.