industriously

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

industriously — adverb

1. showing steady, focused effort applied to a task over a long stretch of time, wi

1.副詞C1
釋義

showing steady, focused effort applied to a task over a long stretch of time, with few breaks

例句

Eitan worked industriously on his thesis every evening after his shift at the bakery.

verb + industriously (most common pattern: work industriously)

The volunteers cleaned the riverbank industriously, filling three trucks with plastic bottles before noon.

industriously after a transitive action verb

同義詞
  • diligently

    More common in everyday speech; emphasises careful attention rather than the volume of work done.

  • assiduously

    Even more formal; stresses unwavering persistence over a very long time.

  • tirelessly

    Highlights the absence of fatigue or pause; industriously suggests steady effort but not necessarily exhaustion.

反義詞
  • lazily

    The direct opposite — without effort or care.

  • idly

    Doing nothing useful; passing time without purpose.

文法句型

verb + industriously

industriously + verb

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person, group, or industrious animal (notably bees, ants). Modifies verbs of sustained activity (work, study, type, clean, dig); rarely modifies one-shot actions like 'jump' or 'arrive'. Carries a positive or neutral tone — praises steady diligence rather than speed.

常見錯誤

❌She industriously forgot her keys.
✅She industriously copied every page of the document.
💡Industriously describes sustained productive effort, not accidental or single-event actions.
❌The factory produces cars industriously.
✅The workers built each car industriously, checking every weld by hand.
💡Industriously describes the manner of a person or living thing acting, not the output of a machine or system.