gladly
/ˈɡlædli/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡlˈædli] /ˈɡlædli/ (ame, ipa)
gladly — adverb
1. with a happy and willing attitude, especially when agreeing to do something that
with a happy and willing attitude, especially when agreeing to do something that you are pleased to do or that does not cause you any trouble.
Gabriel gladly accepted the invitation to speak at the charity dinner.
gladly + accept + invitation/offer
When the library asked for volunteers, Sari gladly offered to help every Saturday.
gladly + offer to [verb]
The children gladly ate the hot soup their grandmother had made for them.
Salma would gladly trade her bus seat for a window spot on long trips.
Rin gladly shared her notes with classmates who had missed the lecture.
- happily
more common in everyday speech; focuses on joy rather than willingness
- willingly
emphasises lack of reluctance; does not necessarily imply happiness
- cheerfully
suggests a visible, upbeat mood while doing something
- readily
stresses quick agreement without hesitation
- reluctantly
doing something with hesitation or unwillingness
- grudgingly
doing something unwillingly, often with resentment
文法句型
gladly + verb
would gladly + verb
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs of acceptance, offering, helping, and giving (accept, offer, help, share, give, take). Frequently appears after the modal 'would' to make a polite offer or agreement. The fixed expression 'not suffer fools gladly', meaning to be unwilling to tolerate people you think are stupid, is a special idiom-bound usage of this adverb.