Decidedly

释义 Definition

decidedly（副词）：明显地；确实地；毫无疑问地；果断地。常用来强调某事的倾向或性质非常明确。也可表示“与之相反的一方很明显”（如 decidedly against）。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/

例句 Examples

He was decidedly nervous before the interview.
面试前他明显很紧张。

Although the plan sounded risky, it was decidedly the best option given the time limit.
尽管这个计划听起来很冒险，但在时间限制下它无疑是最好的选择。

词源 Etymology

来自形容词 decided（“已决定的；明确的；果断的”）加副词后缀 -ly。而 decide 源自拉丁语 decidere，本义与“切下、切断”有关，引申为“做出抉择、下决定”，因此 decidedly 带有“明确地、毫不含糊地”的语气。

相关词 Related Words

• Certainly
• Definitely
• Clearly
• Unequivocally
• Unquestionably
• Emphatically
• Resolutely
• Markedly

文学作品 Literary Works

• Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
• Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen
• Great Expectations — Charles Dickens
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle