1. 1神秘地、偷偷摸摸地

    Secretively is how a secretive person acts: they do the thing in a hidden, close way, so other people will not easily see what they are up to.

    Secretivelysecretively is how a secretive person acts是secretive的人做事的方式 — they do the thing in a hidden, close way他們用隱密、封閉的方式做事 so other people will not easily see what they are up to讓別人不容易看出他們在做什麼

    You glance secretively at a message; you slip a letter into a bag secretively; a company might move money secretively.

    You glance secretively at a message你secretively地瞄一眼訊息;you slip a letter into a bag secretively你secretively地把信塞進包包;a company might move money secretively公司也可能secretively地把錢轉走

    The adverb points at the manner, not at the person as a whole. Someone who is not a secretive person in daily life can still do one act secretively — for fun, from shyness, or because the news is not ready.

    The adverb這個副詞 points at the manner指的是做事的方式 not at the person as a whole不是指整個人的個性。Someone who is not a secretive person in daily life一個平常不算神祕的人 can still do one act secretively還是可以某一件事做得secretively — for fun, from shyness, or because the news is not ready可能是好玩、害羞,或因為消息還沒能公開

    It often suggests a little theatre: lowered voice, turned shoulder, a look to see who is watching. In writing it can sound slightly old or story-like; in speech people often say secretly or on the quiet instead.

    It這個字 often suggests a little theatre常常帶點戲劇感 — lowered voice, turned shoulder, a look to see who is watching壓低聲音、轉過肩膀、瞄一眼看誰在看。In writing在書寫裡 it can sound slightly old or story-like聽起來有點舊、有點故事感 in speech在口語裡 people often say secretly or on the quiet instead人比較常說secretly或on the quiet

    Secretly is the broader, everyday adverb. Secretively keeps the flavour of that guarded, holding-back habit.

    Secretlysecretly is the broader, everyday adverb是比較廣、比較日常的副詞。Secretivelysecretively keeps the flavour of that guarded, holding-back habit保留了那種提防、有所保留的味道

core核心畫面

組成From secretive + -ly (making an adverb: ‘in a secretive way’).

同家族的字

  • secretivethe adjective this adverb is built from
  • secretlya close everyday adverb from secret; similar idea, slightly plainer

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。

secretivelyadv

  • 1

    In a secretive manner.

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