Word · Frequency #18542
subconsciously
潜意识地
from the subconscious mind
- 1.
Below the level of conscious awareness.
下意识地；潜意识地
下意识地；潜意识地
In use
She subconsciously reached for her phone whenever she felt nervous.
Many people subconsciously copy the body language of the person they are talking to.
He subconsciously avoided the topic because it made him uneasy.
subconsciously + verb
subconsciously 常放在动词前，强调动作不是有意做出的。
He subconsciously bites his nails when he is nervous.
他紧张时会下意识地咬指甲。
verb + subconsciously
也可以放在动词之后，这时更强调动作本身是无意识的。
She chose that path subconsciously.
她潜意识地选择了那条路。
subconsciously + adjective
可修饰形容词（如 aware），表示某种感受或认识来自潜意识。
I was subconsciously aware of the tension in the room.
我潜意识地意识到了房间里的紧张气氛。
Common mistakes
He made the choice subconscious.He made the choice subconsciously.
这里需要用副词 subconsciously 修饰动词 made，表示动作发生的方式；形容词 subconscious 不能修饰动词，也不能放在宾语后作状语，因此应改为副词。
She made a subconsciously decision to move.She made a subconscious decision to move.
副词 subconsciously 不能作定语修饰名词 decision；名词前需要形容词，因此应把 subconsciously 改为 subconscious，表示‘潜意识的决定’。
Connections
Collocations
- subconsciously know
- 潜意识地知道
- Even before I met her, I subconsciously knew she would be important to me.甚至在见到她之前，我就潜意识地知道她对我很重要。
- subconsciously absorb
- 潜意识地吸收
- Children subconsciously absorb the language they hear around them.孩子会潜意识地吸收周围听到的语言。
- subconsciously imitate
- 潜意识地模仿
- We often subconsciously imitate the gestures of people we admire.我们常常会潜意识地模仿自己敬佩的人的手势。
- subconsciously avoid
- 潜意识地回避
- He subconsciously avoids anything that reminds him of the accident.他会潜意识地回避任何让他想起那场事故的事情。
- subconsciously aware
- 潜意识地意识到
- She was subconsciously aware of the shift in his tone.她潜意识地意识到他语气的变化。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 sub-（下面）+ conscious（意识）+ ly：意识之下悄悄发生的动作，即“潜意识地”。想象自己不由自主地做了某事。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、psychology writing、self-reflection 该词为中性表达，通常用于日常对话、心理描述或自我反思中，正式和非正式场合都适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 subconsciously 押韵的是 consciously /ˈkɒnʃəsli/ 和 unconsciously /ʌnˈkɒnʃəsli/，重读元音 /ɒ/ 及之后的 /ʃəsli/ 相同。obviously /ˈɒbviəsli/、seriously /ˈsɪəriəsli/、previously /ˈpriːviəsli/、anxiously /ˈæŋkʃəsli/ 都以 -ously 结尾，但重读元音或 /ʃ/ 音不同，不押韵；其中 anxiously 的后缀虽也读 /ʃəsli/，但重音不同。
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