Spitefully is the adverb of spiteful: it describes doing something in a deliberately nasty way, meaning to hurt or upset someone. Because it is an adverb, it attaches to the action rather than the person — 'he spitefully deleted her files', 'she laughed spitefully'.

Spitefully is the adverb of spitefulspitefully 是 spiteful 的副詞: it describes doing something它形容做某件事 in a deliberately nasty way是故意用惡劣的方式, meaning to hurt or upset someone為了傷害或惹某人不高興。Because it is an adverb因為它是副詞, it attaches to the action rather than the person修飾的是動作而不是人——'he spitefully deleted her files'像『he spitefully deleted her files』（他惡意刪了她的檔案）, 'she laughed spitefully'或『she laughed spitefully』（她惡意地笑了）。

The judgement is the same as in spiteful: the hurting was intended, it is usually petty rather than grand, and the speaker clearly disapproves. It is a slightly literary word; in ordinary spoken English people are more likely to say 'out of spite' — 'he did it out of spite' sounds more natural in conversation than 'he did it spitefully'.

The judgement is the same as in spiteful這裡的評價跟 spiteful 一樣: the hurting was intended傷害是故意的, it is usually petty rather than grand通常是小心眼而不是什麼大事, and the speaker clearly disapproves說話的人明顯不認同。It is a slightly literary word它是個稍微書面一點的字; in ordinary spoken English一般口語裡, people are more likely to say 'out of spite'大家比較常說『out of spite』——'he did it out of spite' sounds more natural in conversation『he did it out of spite』在對話裡聽起來更自然 than 'he did it spitefully'比起『he did it spitefully』。

You will meet spitefully most in novels and reported writing, often attached to a verb of speaking or a small cruel act. Watch the position: like most manner adverbs it can go before the verb, after the verb, or after the object, and all three are fine.

You will meet spitefully most你最常看到 spitefully in novels and reported writing是在小說和報導性文字裡, often attached to a verb of speaking常常接在表示說話的動詞後面 or a small cruel act或是某個小小的殘忍舉動。Watch the position要注意的是位置: like most manner adverbs跟大部分的方式副詞一樣, it can go before the verb它可以放在動詞前面, after the verb動詞後面, or after the object或是受詞後面, and all three are fine這三種位置都可以。