expressively

/ɪkˈspresɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈspresɪvli/ (ame, ipa) · /-sə̇vlē, -li/ (ame, mw)

expressively — adverb

1. using your voice, face, or body to let other people clearly see or hear what you

1.副詞C1
釋義

using your voice, face, or body to let other people clearly see or hear what you are thinking or feeling.

例句

Manuela read the poem expressively, raising her voice at the saddest lines.

modifies a verb of speaking or reading aloud

Vikram played the violin expressively, leaning into each long note.

common with verbs of performing music

同義詞
  • emotively

    stronger; suggests stirring deep emotion in listeners

  • feelingly

    more old-fashioned; emphasises sincere personal feeling

  • vividly

    focuses on creating a clear picture, not on showing the speaker's own emotion

反義詞

文法句型

modifies verbs of speaking, looking, gesturing, or performing

用法筆記

Almost always placed right after the verb it modifies (sing/read/play/wave/look + expressively). Subject is usually a person, occasionally an animal; rarely modifies abstract verbs like 'think' or 'decide'.

常見錯誤

❌She expressively spoke about her plans.
✅She spoke expressively about her plans.
💡the adverb normally follows the verb of speaking, not before it.
❌The contract was written expressively.
✅The contract was written clearly / in detail.
💡'expressively' is about showing emotion, not about writing precisely; the word for legal precision is 'expressly'.