touchingly

IPA/ˈtʌtʃɪŋli/
IPA/ˈtʌtʃɪŋli/

touchingly — adverb

1. producing a feeling of pity, tenderness, or gentle sadness in whoever sees or he

1.副詞B2
釋義

producing a feeling of pity, tenderness, or gentle sadness in whoever sees or hears about it

例句

Nora spoke touchingly about her grandmother, who raised the family alone in a small village.

adverb before verb: spoke touchingly about + family topic

The old photographs showed touchingly how much the town had changed over fifty years.

同義詞
  • movingly

    focuses more on strong emotion rather than gentle tenderness

  • poignantly

    more intense, often about bittersweet or sad moments

  • affectingly

    formal and less common; describes something that deeply moves the heart

文法句型

touchingly + adjective

verb + touchingly

用法筆記

Common in personal narratives, reviews, and descriptive writing. Typically describes an action, quality, or scene that evokes sympathy or tenderness.

常見錯誤

❌He touchedingly held her hand.
✅He held her hand touchingly.
💡'touchingly' is an adverb and should be placed after the verb it modifies, or before an adjective, not before the verb as if it were a participial adjective.