respectively

/rɪˈspektɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈspektɪvli/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈspek-tiv-lē/ (ame, mw)

respectively — adverb

1. used to show the order in which the items in one list correspond one by one to t

1.副詞B2
釋義

used to show the order in which the items in one list correspond one by one to the items in another list — for example, when saying that Sahil and Anong scored 23 and 31 points, respectively, the first name matches the first score and the second name matches the second score.

例句

Eli and Dahlia scored 23 and 31 points on the test, respectively.

matching two pairs: [person A, person B] and [value A, value B]

Sahil and Anong received the customer-service and logistics awards, respectively.

同義詞
  • in that order

    a fuller phrase that can replace 'respectively' after a listing; less concise but more accessible to lower-level learners

  • correspondingly

    implies a logical or proportional relationship, not just positional matching; slightly more formal

  • severally

    archaic legal term meaning 'each separately'; not recommended for general use

文法句型

[list A] and [list B] are [value A] and [value B], respectively

用法筆記

Typically requires a preceding list of two or more items and a matching list of corresponding values, with a comma before 'respectively.' Common in formal and academic writing; less frequent in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌Eli and Dahlia scored 23 and 31 points respectively' (no comma).
✅Eli and Dahlia scored 23 and 31 points, respectively.
💡A comma separates the matched lists from 'respectively' in standard written English.
❌The team members are 14 years old respectively.
✅The team members are 14, 15, and 16 years old, respectively.
💡'Respectively' needs at least two items in each parallel list to show a matching order.