- 1從容不迫地、不慌不忙地
The adverb of 'unhurried': doing something slowly and calmly, without rushing. It tells you HOW an action is done — he walked unhurriedly, she unhurriedly folded the letter, they moved unhurriedly through the market. As with the adjective, the calm matters more than the speed.
The adverb of 'unhurried''unhurried'的副詞:doing something slowly and calmly, without rushing不慌不忙地、慢慢地、從容地做某件事。It tells you HOW an action is done它講的是一個動作是「怎麼」做的——he walked unhurriedly他不慌不忙地走,she unhurriedly folded the letter她從容地把信摺好,they moved unhurriedly through the market他們不慌不忙地穿過市場。As with the adjective跟形容詞一樣,the calm matters more than the speed重點在從容,不在速度。
'She answered unhurriedly' does not just mean she took a long time; it means she was not flustered, she was in control, she let the silence sit before speaking.
'She answered unhurriedly' does not just mean she took a long time'She answered unhurriedly'不只是說她花了很久時間;it means she was not flustered意思是她沒有慌,she was in control她掌控著局面,she let the silence sit before speaking她讓沉默停一下才開口。
Writers reach for it to show a character who is confident, or a place where life is gentle. Because it is long and formal, it sits mainly in written descriptions, especially in novels.
Writers reach for it作家會用這個字to show a character who is confident來表現一個有自信的角色,or a place where life is gentle或是一個生活步調悠緩的地方。Because it is long and formal因為它又長又正式,it sits mainly in written descriptions主要出現在書面描寫裡,especially in novels尤其是小說。
Ordinary speech uses 'slowly', 'calmly', 'in no rush', 'taking her time'. In a conversation, 'he unhurriedly drank his tea' would sound like you were reading aloud from a book.
Ordinary speech uses一般口語會用'slowly', 'calmly', 'in no rush', 'taking her time''slowly'、'calmly'、'in no rush'、'taking her time'。In a conversation在對話裡,'he unhurriedly drank his tea' would sound like you were reading aloud from a book'he unhurriedly drank his tea'聽起來會像是在唸書。
Position is flexible: after the verb (he ate unhurriedly), between subject and verb (he unhurriedly ate), or at the end of the clause. After the verb is the safest and most natural.
Position is flexible位置很彈性:after the verb可以放在動詞後面(he ate unhurriedly)(he ate unhurriedly),between subject and verb放在主詞和動詞中間(he unhurriedly ate)(he unhurriedly ate),or at the end of the clause或放在子句最後。After the verb is the safest and most natural放在動詞後面最安全、最自然。
core核心畫面
組成unhurried + -ly. The -ly (from Middle English -ly) is the normal ending that turns an adjective into an adverb: quick → quickly, unhurried → unhurriedly.
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。
unhurriedlyadv
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In an unhurried manner.
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