Timorously is the adverb from timorous: doing something in a way that shows fear and a lack of confidence.

Timorously is the adverb from timorous這個字是 timorous 的副詞: doing something in a way that shows fear and a lack of confidence指用一種顯得害怕、沒自信的方式做某件事

It means much the same as 'timidly', but it belongs to written, literary English — you find it in novels and older prose, and it would sound strange in everyday speech.

It means much the same as 'timidly'意思跟 'timidly' 差不多, but it belongs to written, literary English但它屬於書面、文學性的英文 —— you find it in novels and older prose你會在小說和比較舊的散文裡看到它 and it would sound strange in everyday speech在日常口語裡講出來會很奇怪

It attaches to small, careful actions: someone steps timorously into a room, speaks timorously, timorously reaches out a hand. The picture is of a person moving as though the floor might give way.

It attaches to small, careful actions它常搭配小心翼翼的小動作: someone steps timorously into a room有人 timorously 走進房間、speaks timorously timorously 地說話、timorously reaches out a hand或 timorously 地伸出手 —— The picture is of a person moving as though the floor might give way畫面就像一個人走路時好像地板隨時會塌陷一樣

It can also describe how an organisation acts, and there it is a criticism: 'the committee moved timorously' means they were too cautious to do what needed doing.

It can also describe how an organisation acts它也可以用來形容一個機構的作為, and there it is a criticism而這時候是種批評: 'the committee moved timorously'「委員會 moved timorously」 means they were too cautious to do what needed doing意思是他們太過謹慎、該做的事沒有去做

Because it is rare, using it makes a sentence stand out — which is useful once in a chapter and tiring three times on a page. In modern writing 'timidly', 'nervously', or 'hesitantly' will carry your meaning without drawing attention to the word itself.

Because it is rare因為這個字很少見, using it makes a sentence stand out用了會讓句子特別顯眼 —— which is useful once in a chapter and tiring three times on a page用一次在一個章節裡還不錯，但一頁用三次就讓人膩了 —— In modern writing在現代寫作裡 'timidly'timidly、'nervously'nervously、or 'hesitantly'或 hesitantly will carry your meaning就足以表達你的意思 without drawing attention to the word itself而不會讓人特別注意到這個字本身