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verb unkindly to someone
常用于表示对某人不友善的言语或行为。
She spoke unkindly to her younger brother.
她对她弟弟说话很不客气。
不友善地；刻薄地
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不友善地；刻薄地
In an unkind manner.
She spoke unkindly to her younger brother.
她对她弟弟说话很不客气。
以不仁慈的方式；不友好地。
In an unkind manner.
She spoke unkindly to the new student.
她对那位新同学说话很不友善。
Please don't treat the animals unkindly.
请不要不友善地对待动物。
He laughed unkindly at her mistake.
他刻薄地嘲笑她的错误。
常用于表示对某人不友善的言语或行为。
She spoke unkindly to her younger brother.
她对她弟弟说话很不客气。
强调对待方式刻薄。
The manager treated the new employee unkindly.
经理对新员工很不友善。
被动结构，描述受到不友善对待。
The old man felt he had been unkindly treated by his children.
老人觉得孩子们对他很不孝顺。
Not this
She treats her students unkind.
Use this
She treats her students unkindly.
动词后面应使用副词来修饰动作，而'unkind'是形容词。应将'unkind'改为副词'unkindly'。
Not this
His behavior is unkindly.
Use this
His behavior is unkind.
系动词后面应跟形容词作表语，而'unkindly'是副词。应使用形容词'unkind'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
说话不友善；刻薄地说
Please do not speak unkindly to the staff.
请别对员工说话不友善。
不友善地对待某人
No one should treat the elderly unkindly.
任何人都不应该不友善地对待老人。
表现刻薄；行为不友善
He acted unkindly toward the visiting team.
他对客队表现得不友善。
不友善地看着
The old man looked unkindly at the noisy children.
老人不友善地看着吵闹的孩子们。
Use unkindly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 kindly 想成微笑待人，前面加 un- 就像撕掉笑容，待人刻薄不友善。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述、书面文字 该词多用于描述不友好或不仁慈的行为，语气中性；在口语和书面语中都可能出现，使用范围较广。
常用于描述不友善的行为或态度
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