abstractly
/ˈæbstræktli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæbstræktli/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˈ)ab-¦strak(t)-lē/ (ame, mw)
abstractly — 副詞
1. in a way that deals with broad ideas, rules, or principles instead of specific p
抽象地
以概括概念而非具體事例的方式
in a way that deals with broad ideas, rules, or principles instead of specific people, objects, or situations — for example, discussing freedom as a concept rather than talking about a particular person's right to do something specific.
It is difficult for young children to think abstractly about numbers before they can count physical objects.
年幼的孩子在數具體物品之前，很難抽象地去思考數字。
think abstractly about [topic] — common verb + adverb collocation
Fatima argued that the plan looked good abstractly but needed far more practical detail to work in a real city.
Fatima 認為這個計畫抽象來看似乎不錯，但在真實城市中運作還需要更多務實細節。
considered/seen abstractly vs. in practical terms — contrastive use
The lecture was too abstractly framed, so Diego kept asking the professor for a concrete example.
那場講座架構過於抽象，Diego 一直要求教授舉出具體例子。
Kenji prefers to discuss problems abstractly at first, moving to specific cases only when the general principle is clear.
Kenji 傾向於先抽象地討論問題，等到總體原則確立後再進入具體案例。
- theoretically
focuses on ideas in principle rather than in practice; more common than 'abstractly'
- conceptually
emphasises the mental framework or concept behind something
- in the abstract
phrase equivalent; 'considering something in the abstract' means looking at general principles
- generally
broader and less formal; can mean 'on the whole' rather than strictly 'not concrete'
- concretely
direct opposite — relating to specific, tangible examples
- practically
focuses on real-world application rather than theory
- specifically
points to particular instances rather than general ideas
文法句型
verb + abstractly
abstractly + adjective
considered/thought of abstractly
用法筆記
Commonly pairs with verbs of thinking, speaking, or describing (think, talk, discuss, consider, frame). The adverb often signals that the speaker is about to contrast an abstract statement with a concrete application.