Word · Frequency #13211
uncertainly
/ənˈsɝːtənli/
adverb
没把握地；犹豫地；不确定地
核心释义
showing lack of certainty
- 1.
不确定地；迟疑地
In an uncertain manner.
不确定地；迟疑地
用法In use
She looked at the strange object uncertainly before touching it.
用法提示：uncertainly 作副词修饰动词 looked，表示‘没把握地、犹豫地’。
The witness answered uncertainly when the lawyer repeated the question.
用法提示：uncertainly 修饰 answered，说明回答时缺乏信心、带有犹豫。
He uncertainly stepped onto the icy path, testing each foot.
用法提示：uncertainly 作状语修饰动词短语 stepped onto，表示动作带着不确定和迟疑。
verb + uncertainly
修饰动作时通常放在动词之后，表示动作带着犹豫或缺乏把握。
He smiled uncertainly.
他没把握地笑了笑。
uncertainly, + clause
置于句首时用逗号与主句隔开，更强调动作中的犹豫或不确定。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smile uncertainly
- 犹疑地微笑
- She smiled uncertainly at the stranger.她犹疑地对陌生人笑了笑。
- look uncertainly at
- 犹疑地看着
- He looked uncertainly at the door.他犹疑地看着门。
- pause uncertainly
- 迟疑地停下
- She paused uncertainly before entering the room.她在进房间前迟疑地停了下来。
- speak uncertainly
- 没有把握地说
- He spoke uncertainly about the plan.他谈这个计划时没有把握。
- answer uncertainly
- 没有把握地回答
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：un(不)+certain(确定)+ly，被问住时只能uncertainly地笑，心里直打鼓。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述 该词为中性副词，通常用于表达行为或话语中的犹豫、缺乏确定感；在日常对话和书面叙述中都比较常见。正式程度不高也不低，具体语气需结合上下文判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
certainly 与 uncertainly 押韵（重读元音同为 /ɜːr/，后续音为 /tənli/）；mainly、plainly、vainly 仅拼写相似，读音为 /eɪnli/，与 uncertainly 不押韵。
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