excellently

/ˈeksələntli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeksələntli/ (ame, ipa)

excellently — adverb

1. in a way that reaches a very high standard of quality, skill, or success.

1.副詞B2
釋義

in a way that reaches a very high standard of quality, skill, or success.

例句

Meera played the violin excellently at her graduation concert.

verb + excellently for skilled performance

The hotel staff in Lisbon treated the elderly guests excellently throughout the storm.

treat someone excellently for kind, high-quality service

同義詞
  • superbly

    very close in meaning; often used for performances or design

  • brilliantly

    common in spoken British English; suggests bright, impressive success

  • wonderfully

    warmer and more emotional; suggests delight as well as quality

  • splendidly

    slightly old-fashioned and formal; common in written reviews

反義詞
  • badly

    the broad opposite; covers any kind of poor result

  • poorly

    stresses weak quality or weak skill rather than total failure

  • abysmally

    much stronger; suggests shockingly poor results

文法句型

verb + excellently

be + excellently + past participle

用法筆記

Most often follows verbs like 'play', 'perform', 'sell', 'treat', and 'cook', or appears before past participles such as 'written', 'made', or 'organised'. It is more formal than 'really well' and slightly less common in everyday speech than 'brilliantly' or 'wonderfully'.

常見錯誤

❌Meera is an excellently violinist.
✅Meera is an excellent violinist.
💡Before a noun, use the adjective 'excellent', not the adverb.
❌The dinner was cooked very excellently.
✅The dinner was cooked excellently.
💡'Excellently' already means 'very well', so adding 'very' is redundant.