adversely
/ˈædvɜːsli/ (bre, ipa) · /ədˈvɜːrsli/ (ame, ipa) · /ad-ˈvərs-lē ˈad-ˌvərs-/ (ame, mw)
adversely — adverb
1. so as to cause damage, harm, or some other unwanted result for someone or someth
so as to cause damage, harm, or some other unwanted result for someone or something — used especially when describing how an event, decision, or condition hurts a group, an outcome, or a person's situation.
The drought adversely affected rice farmers across southern Taiwan last summer.
adversely + affect + noun (typical pattern)
Dilnoza's grades were adversely impacted by her long illness in March.
passive: be adversely impacted by + cause
The new tax rules will adversely affect small family businesses in rural areas.
Loud street noise at night adversely influences how well children sleep.
Jamal worried that the change in policy might adversely affect his pension.
- negatively
more general and neutral; works in everyday speech
- harmfully
stresses real damage; less common as a modifier of 'affect'
- unfavourably
formal; suggests a bad outcome rather than physical harm
- favourably
in a way that gives a good result
- positively
everyday equivalent; less formal than 'favourably'
文法句型
adversely affect + noun
be adversely affected by + noun
用法筆記
Almost always followed by a verb meaning 'have an effect' — most often 'affect', then 'impact' or 'influence'. Rarely modifies other kinds of verbs. Common in formal contexts: news reports, legal writing, scientific studies.