If you do something commendably, you do it in a way that makes other people want to praise you. You worked hard, or you were kind, or you stayed honest when that was not easy — and people can see it.

If you do something commendably如果你commendably做某件事， you do it in a way你做的方式 that makes other people want to praise you會讓別人想稱讚你。 You worked hard, or you were kind你可能很努力，或很善良， or you stayed honest when that was not easy或在不容易的時候還保持誠實—— and people can see it而別人看得到。

The word tells you HOW someone did a thing, not what kind of person they are: “She handled the problem commendably.” Teachers, bosses, and news writers like it; friends in a café almost never say it.

The word這個字 tells you HOW someone did a thing告訴你某人「怎麼」做一件事， not what kind of person they are不是在講他是什麼樣的人： “She handled the problem commendably.”『她commendably地處理了這個問題。』 Teachers, bosses, and news writers like it老師、老闆和新聞寫作者喜歡用它； friends in a café almost never say it朋友在咖啡廳聊天幾乎不會這樣說。

They would just say “You did really well.” It feels a little formal, a little like a school report.

They would just say他們只會說 “You did really well.”『你做得真的很好。』 It feels a little formal這個字感覺有點正式， a little like a school report有點像成績單上的評語。

Though actually, you can also use it with a small smile, when you are a bit surprised that someone did better than you expected.

Though actually不過實際上， when you are a bit surprised當你有點驚訝 that someone did better than you expected某人表現得比你預期的好時， you can also use it你也可以用這個字， with a small smile帶著一點微笑。