deliberately
UK/di'libәrәtli/US
TOEFL高考四级六级B2
释义
adv.
On purpose; intentionally
故意地,蓄意地
adv.
Slowly and carefully; in an unhurried way
从容地,审慎地
词根拆分
词根派生deliberate + -ly。承袭基础词的两个义:she deliberately broke it(故意地)和 he walked slowly and deliberately(审慎从容地)。两者都源自 lībra「称重」。
词根 liber 还连着 4 个词常用搭配
- 1.deliberately ignored故意忽视
- 2.deliberately chosen有意选择
- 3.deliberately slow刻意放慢
- 4.deliberately vague故意含糊
例句
- 1.
She deliberately ignored his messages for a week.
她故意一整周不理他的消息。
- 2.
He spoke slowly and deliberately so everyone could follow.
他说得又慢又审慎,好让所有人都跟得上。
- 3.
The error was not deliberately introduced into the code.
这个错误并不是被故意写进代码里的。