grammatically
/ɡrəˈmætɪkli/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡrəˈmætɪkli/ (ame, ipa) · /grə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē/ (ame, mw)
grammatically — adverb
1. in a way that relates to the formal rules of a language, especially whether a se
in a way that relates to the formal rules of a language, especially whether a sentence, phrase, or piece of writing follows those rules correctly
Mei-Lin wrote an essay that was grammatically correct but did not flow well.
grammatically correct + but contrast pattern
The language teacher said the sentence was grammatically acceptable, though it sounded slightly odd.
grammatically acceptable [pattern]
Amara asked a friend to check whether her email was grammatically appropriate for the job application.
Though grammatically fine, the letter failed to express any real emotion.
Diego found the paragraph grammatically confusing because of the missing punctuation.
- syntactically
narrower in scope — refers specifically to sentence structure rather than all grammar rules
- ungrammatically
opposite meaning — in a way that breaks the rules of grammar
文法句型
grammatically + adjective (e.g. grammatically correct/acceptable/confusing)
grammatically + verb (e.g. grammatically constructed/written/spoken)
initial position as sentence adverb (e.g. Grammatically, the text is fine)
用法筆記
Commonly followed by opinion adjectives such as correct, acceptable, fine, or confusing. It may also appear at the start of a sentence to introduce a comment about the grammatical quality of the whole statement.