exquisitely

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

exquisitely — adverb

1. with rare beauty, fine skill, or sensitive attention to detail

1.副詞C2
釋義

with rare beauty, fine skill, or sensitive attention to detail

例句

The wedding cake was exquisitely decorated with small sugar birds.

exquisitely + past participle for detailed craft

Jiwoo sang the old folk song exquisitely at the school concert.

adverb after verb in a performance context

同義詞
  • beautifully

    more general and less focused on fine detail

  • delicately

    stresses lightness and care more than beauty

  • finely

    often highlights skilled workmanship or small detail

反義詞
  • crudely

    suggests rough work with little care

  • coarsely

    emphasises a lack of refinement

文法句型

exquisitely + past participle

verb + exquisitely

用法筆記

Most often used for art, design, music, food, or other things where careful workmanship and beauty matter together. It is more elevated than 'beautifully' and often suggests that small details have been handled with unusual skill.

常見錯誤

❌The cheap plastic box was exquisitely plain.
✅The carved wooden box was exquisitely made.
💡'exquisitely' usually goes with beauty, delicacy, or refined workmanship, not with ordinary plain objects.

2. to a degree that feels especially sharp, strong, or hard to bear

2.副詞C2
釋義

to a degree that feels especially sharp, strong, or hard to bear

例句

The cut on Christopher's finger remained exquisitely painful all evening.

be exquisitely + adjective for intense feeling

Ritu felt exquisitely alone in the empty apartment after the move.

同義詞
  • intensely

    more general for strong feeling or force

  • acutely

    often used for pain, awareness, or urgent feeling

  • deeply

    common with emotions but less sharp in tone

反義詞
  • mildly

    shows only a small degree of feeling or effect

  • slightly

    suggests a weak or limited degree

文法句型

be exquisitely + adjective

exquisitely + aware/sensitive

用法筆記

This sense is mostly literary or formal. It often appears before adjectives about pain, loneliness, shame, heat, or awareness, where the speaker wants the intensity to feel unusually vivid rather than simply 'very' strong.

常見錯誤

❌The chair was exquisitely big.
✅The bruise was exquisitely sore.
💡in this sense, 'exquisitely' usually intensifies felt qualities such as pain, heat, or awareness, not plain size.