worriedly

/ˈwʌrɪdli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwɜːrɪdli/ (ame, ipa)

worriedly — adverb

1. with anxious concern, because you think something unpleasant may happen or has a

1.副詞B1
釋義

with anxious concern, because you think something unpleasant may happen or has already happened

例句

Selim glanced worriedly at his phone, hoping for a message from his sister.

glance worriedly at — patterned with prepositions of direction

'Is the baby still coughing?' asked Élise worriedly.

speaking verb + worriedly — common for questions or concerns

同義詞
  • anxiously

    similar level of concern; slightly more common

  • uneasily

    implies discomfort rather than active fear

  • fretfully

    suggests restless, repeated small movements

  • nervously

    emphasises internal tension more than concern about a specific problem

反義詞

文法句型

worriedly + verb of manner

verb + worriedly

用法筆記

Commonly modifies verbs of looking (glanced, stared), speaking (asked, muttered), waiting, and other anxious actions. Compare with 'worryingly', which describes the situation itself (e.g. 'The numbers are worryingly high'), whereas 'worriedly' describes the person's emotional manner.

常見錯誤

❌She looked worryingly at the clock.
✅She looked worriedly at the clock.
💡'worryingly' means the clock is causing worry; 'worriedly' describes how she looked.