mindfully
mindfully — adverb
1. while paying calm, complete attention to what your body, thoughts, and feelings
while paying calm, complete attention to what your body, thoughts, and feelings are doing right now, instead of acting on autopilot.
Saira chewed each bite of rice mindfully, noticing the smell of jasmine in the kitchen.
verb + mindfully describing a slow, attentive action
Before answering the difficult email, Tomás breathed mindfully for one full minute.
mindfully modifying a calming action before a stressful task
The yoga teacher asked the class to stretch mindfully and feel every small change in the muscles.
Ayana walked mindfully along the river path, listening to the birds rather than checking her phone.
Leo tries to eat mindfully at lunch, putting his fork down between bites.
- attentively
focused on an external task; mindfully focuses inward on body and feelings
- deliberately
stresses intention; mindfully also stresses present-moment awareness
- consciously
stresses awareness vs. habit; mindfully adds a calming, meditative tone
- absent-mindedly
doing something while thinking about other things
- mechanically
doing something on autopilot without thought
文法句型
verb + mindfully
mindfully + verb
用法筆記
Frequently pairs with body or sensory verbs (breathe, eat, walk, listen, stretch) where the point is slow, deliberate awareness rather than the action's outcome. Often appears in wellness, yoga, and meditation contexts.
常見錯誤
mindfully — adjective
1. actively keeping a particular fact, person, or risk in your thoughts so it shape
actively keeping a particular fact, person, or risk in your thoughts so it shapes what you say or do next.
Mayumi was mindful of her grandmother's hearing aid and spoke a little more slowly than usual.
be mindful of + noun for active awareness shaping behaviour
The hotel manager stayed mindful of the new safety rules during every fire drill.
stay mindful of + noun for ongoing awareness
Yan was mindful that the meeting room walls were thin and lowered her voice.
Be mindful of the wet floor near the kitchen entrance.
文法句型
be mindful of + noun
mindful that + clause
用法筆記
Almost always predicative (after 'be', 'stay', 'remain') and followed by 'of + noun' or 'that + clause'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names an active, in-the-moment awareness; sense 2 describes a general tendency.
常見錯誤
2. describing a person, attitude, or approach with a general habit of noticing deta
describing a person, attitude, or approach with a general habit of noticing details, other people's needs, or wider effects — a settled trait rather than a moment.
Christopher takes a mindful approach to his cooking, choosing seasonal vegetables from the local market.
mindful + noun describing a settled approach
Élise raised her children to be mindful citizens who think about how their choices affect the neighbourhood.
mindful + noun as a character trait
The school encourages a mindful attitude toward classmates from different backgrounds.
Sivan brought a mindful design philosophy to the office, asking how each desk shape affected workers' backs.
- thoughtful
very close; 'mindful' adds a sense of intentional, meditative habit
- considerate
stresses care for others; 'mindful' covers both other-care and self-care
- deliberate
stresses planning; 'mindful' stresses ongoing awareness
- careless
habitually inattentive to consequences
- thoughtless
habitually failing to notice others' needs
文法句型
mindful + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only: appears directly before a noun (mindful approach, mindful citizen, mindful design). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a lasting tendency carried into many situations; sense 1 names active awareness in one moment.