luckily

/ˈlʌkɪli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlʌkɪli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlə-kə-lē/ (ame, mw)

luckily — adverb

1. used to show that something good happened because chance or fortune was on your

1.副詞B1
釋義

used to show that something good happened because chance or fortune was on your side, especially when a less desirable result could easily have happened instead

例句

Luckily, Haruto remembered to bring his umbrella before the rain started.

sentence adverb opening a clause

Maeve slipped on the wet kitchen floor but luckily she did not break anything.

conjunction + luckily mid-clause

同義詞
  • fortunately

    more formal and common in written English; same core meaning

  • thankfully

    adds a sense of relief or gratitude toward the outcome

  • mercifully

    suggests relief from something unpleasant or painful that was avoided

  • happily

    emphasises the pleasing nature of the result rather than the role of chance

反義詞
  • unfortunately

    the most common opposite; describes negative outcomes due to chance

  • unluckily

    less common than unfortunately; directly reverses the meaning of luckily

文法句型

Luckily, + clause

luckily for + noun phrase

but luckily + clause

用法筆記

Luckily is a sentence adverb — it modifies the whole statement, not just a single verb. It is most common at the start of a sentence followed by a comma, but can also appear mid-sentence after a conjunction such as but or and, or at the end for emphasis.

常見錯誤

❌Luckily he arrived on time.
✅Luckily, he arrived on time.
💡In formal writing, a comma follows a sentence adverb at the start of a clause.
❌He was luckily enough to win the prize.
✅He was lucky enough to win the prize.
💡After the verb 'was' you need the adjective 'lucky', not the adverb 'luckily'.
❌I luckily found my keys.
✅Luckily, I found my keys.
💡When positioned at the start, 'luckily' needs a comma; when mid-sentence it should follow a conjunction like 'but' or 'and'.