serenely + verb
serenely 置于动词前时,修饰动词,强调动作是在平静、沉着的状态下发生的。
She serenely accepted the news.
她安详地接受了这个消息。
安详地;宁静地;平静地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
安详地;宁静地;平静地
in a calm and peaceful manner
She serenely accepted the news.
她安详地接受了这个消息。
平静地;安详地。
In a serene manner.
Despite the noisy traffic outside, the old woman sat serenely in her armchair, knitting.
尽管外面车水马龙,那位老妇人仍安详地坐在扶手椅里织毛衣。
The lake stretched out serenely beneath the clear morning sky, reflecting the distant mountains.
清晨的晴空下,湖水宁静地延伸开去,倒映着远山。
She smiled serenely at the worried children and told them not to be afraid.
她安详地对着担心的孩子们微笑,叫他们别害怕。
serenely 置于动词前时,修饰动词,强调动作是在平静、沉着的状态下发生的。
She serenely accepted the news.
她安详地接受了这个消息。
serenely 置于动词后,用来描述动作的方式,表示“安详地、宁静地”。
The old man smiled serenely.
老人安详地微笑了。
Not this
She smiled serene.
Use this
She smiled serenely.
serenely 是副词,修饰动词 smiled 时必须用副词形式;serene 是形容词,不能修饰动词。
Not this
She is serenely.
Use this
She is serene.
系动词 is 后面应接形容词作表语,描述主语的状态;serenely 是副词,不能作表语。
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安详地微笑
She smiled serenely at the crowd, showing no sign of nervousness.
她安详地对着人群微笑,没有丝毫紧张的样子。
宁静地安睡
The baby slept serenely through the storm.
婴儿在暴风雨中宁静地安睡着。
平静地凝视
He gazed serenely at the lake at sunrise.
日出时他平静地凝视着湖面。
沉着自信的
She remained serenely confident even when the deadline was moved up.
即使截止日期提前,她依然沉着自信。
宁静美丽的
The garden was serenely beautiful after the rain.
雨后的花园宁静而美丽。
平静地回答
He replied serenely to the angry criticism.
他平静地回答了那些愤怒的批评。
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宁静的湖面(serene)上,小船安详地漂着——serenely就是这种宁静的副词。
语域:formal 常见场景:literary writing、formal narratives serenely 多用于书面语,常见于文学或正式叙述中,表示“安详地、宁静地”。日常口语中较少使用,用时可带有一点文学色彩。
以上词中,obscenely、keenly、meanly、cleanly 与 serenely 押韵:它们的重读元音 /iː/ 及之后的 /nli/ 相同。注意 serene /səˈriːn/ 和 serenity /səˈrenəti/ 与 serenely 形似但读音不同:serene 没有末尾的 /li/,serenity 的重读元音是 /e/,不要把它们误认为押韵词。
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