manually
/ˈmænjuəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmænjuəli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈman-yə-wə-lē -yə-lē, -yü-ə-lē/ (ame, mw)
manually — adverb
1. doing a task using your own hands rather than letting a machine, computer, or au
doing a task using your own hands rather than letting a machine, computer, or automatic system do it for you.
Dimitri manually wound the old grandfather clock every evening before going to bed.
manually + wound: operating a mechanical device by hand
The data from the paper forms had to be manually entered into the new computer system.
passive: be manually entered — data input by hand, not imported
Farida prefers to manually grind her coffee beans instead of using an electric grinder.
All emergency doors on the train can be manually opened if the main power supply fails.
Kwesi manually checked every item on the delivery list before signing the receipt.
- by hand
more common in everyday speech; means the same but sounds less technical
- by manual means
formal phrasing used in official reports and technical specifications
- automatically
done by a system or machine without a person's direct involvement
- by machine
done using mechanical equipment rather than human effort
文法句型
manually + past participle (e.g. manually operated, manually entered)
manually + verb (e.g. manually adjust, manually open)
用法筆記
More formal and technical than 'by hand'. Typical in instruction manuals, system documentation, and workplace procedures. In casual everyday speech, 'by hand' is the natural choice (e.g. 'I wrote the address by hand' sounds more natural than 'I wrote it manually').