1. 1rC1/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəli/個別地;分別地

    Separately; one person or one thing at a time, not together as a group.

    示範例句 · Example

    The bridegroom thanked them all individually after the wedding lunch.

    逐字新郎在婚宴午餐後個別地謝謝了他們全部。

    「individually」是副詞,核心意思是「一個一個/各自/分別」,不是整群一起。How can we think of individually? 可以想成「把人(或東西)一個一個來看、一個一個來做」——thank them individually=逐一謝謝每一位;work individually=各自做自己的部分。跟 separately 很近,但 individually 更常帶「每位/每件」的感覺;對比詞是 collectively(整群一起、集體)。

    常見搭配

    • individually wrapped

      個別包裝的

      packed one by one, each piece in its own wrap

      Each mini cheese stick is individually wrapped.

    • thank someone individually

      逐一謝謝某人

      to say thank you to each person, one by one

      After the show, Leo thanked every helper individually.

    • speak to / meet someone individually

      個別/單獨跟某人談

      to talk with one person at a time, not the whole group

      The coach met the players individually before the match.

    • work / answer individually

      各自/獨立作答或完成

      to do the task alone, not with a partner or group

      Please answer the last two questions individually.

    • consider / judge something individually

      個別考慮/評斷

      to look at each case or item on its own

      The art teacher judged each painting individually.

    意思相近

    separatelyone by onesinglyapartpersonally

    意思相反

    collectivelytogetherjointlyas a group

core核心畫面

Picture a bag of sweets tipped out on a table and then wrapped one by one, each in its own paper. Nothing about the group changes — but from now on you deal with them one at a time, each on its own terms.

可以想成:一整袋糖果倒在桌上,然後一顆一顆分開包起來,每顆都有自己的那張紙。整體還是那一堆,只是從現在開始你一次處理一個,每一個都被單獨看待。individually 就是把「一整團」拆成「一個一個」的那個動作。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

individuallyadv/ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/

  • 1

    As individuals, separately, independently.

    • individually assessed
    • rate the group individually

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