deliberately
🇬🇧 UK/di'libәrәtli/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adv.
Intentionally, not by accident; in a slow and careful manner
故意地;慎重地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddedown, away, reversal
+
ateto make, having
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lyin the manner of
=deliberately
Common Collocations
- 1.deliberately ignored故意忽视
- 2.deliberately chosen有意选择
Example Sentences
- 1.
He deliberately ignored her comments to avoid prolonging the heated debate further.
- 2.
The speaker walked deliberately across the stage to emphasize her powerful message.