expectedly

/ɪkˈspek.tɪd.li/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈspek.tɪd.li/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˈspek-təd-lē How to pronounce expectedly (audio)/ (ame, mw)

expectedly — adverb

1. in the way people already thought likely, so what happened caused little or no s

1.副詞C2
釋義

in the way people already thought likely, so what happened caused little or no surprise

例句

Expectedly, the cheapest umbrellas sold out before the afternoon rain began.

sentence adverb before a predicted result

After months of training, Isabela was, expectedly, calm at the starting line.

parenthetical adverb commenting on an expected state

同義詞
  • predictably

    more common and can suggest mild criticism that the result was boringly easy to foresee.

  • unsurprisingly

    more conversational and focuses on the speaker's lack of surprise.

  • naturally

    broader and less exact; it can also mean 'of course' in conversation.

  • as expected

    the usual everyday phrase for the same basic idea.

反義詞
  • unexpectedly

    for events that happen without being predicted first.

  • surprisingly

    for results that make people feel surprise.

  • oddly

    focuses on strangeness, not on whether something was foreseen.

文法句型

Expectedly, + clause

quite expectedly, + clause

subject + be, expectedly, + adjective

用法筆記

Mostly found in formal writing and far less common in everyday speech than 'as expected', 'predictably', or 'unsurprisingly'. It often stands at the start of a clause to comment on a result that matched earlier expectations.

常見錯誤

❌The children waited expectedly by the gate.
✅The children waited expectantly by the gate.
💡'expectantly' means waiting with hope or anticipation; 'expectedly' means in a way people had predicted.
❌The film ended expectedly.
✅The film ended as expected.
💡'expectedly' is grammatical but sounds formal and uncommon; everyday English usually prefers the phrase 'as expected'.