accordingly

IPA/əˈkɔːdɪŋli/
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accordingly — 副詞

1. doing something so that your action matches what a fact, message, or situation c

1.副詞B2
釋義

相應地

依照當下情況做出合適的反應

doing something so that your action matches what a fact, message, or situation calls for.

例句

The weather forecast called for rain, so the hikers packed accordingly.

氣象預報說會下雨，所以登山客也相應地準備了裝備。

verb + accordingly: pack/dress/prepare accordingly

Once Hiro saw the test results, she adjusted her diet accordingly.

Hiro 看到檢查結果後，便相應地調整了她的飲食。

常見搭配
  • act accordingly
  • behave accordingly
  • plan accordingly
  • adjust accordingly
  • prepare accordingly
  • dress accordingly
同義詞
  • appropriately

    more general; 'appropriately' need not refer back to a stated fact, while 'accordingly' usually does.

  • correspondingly

    stresses a matching change; often used with comparative numbers or amounts.

  • suitably

    everyday register; focuses on suitability rather than logical match.

反義詞

文法句型

verb + accordingly

用法筆記

Always sits at the end of a clause and refers back to a fact or instruction stated just before. Common with verbs of action like act, behave, plan, dress, prepare, adjust.

常見錯誤

She accordingly changed her plans.
She changed her plans accordingly.
accordingly normally goes at the end of the clause, not before the verb.

2. used to link two statements, showing that the second one happens as a logical re

2.副詞C1
釋義

因此；於是

用以表示後句是前句的結果

used to link two statements, showing that the second one happens as a logical result of the first.

例句

The bridge was unsafe; accordingly, the city closed it to traffic last Monday.

那座橋不安全；因此，市政府上週一就把它封閉，禁止車輛通行。

sentence connector: ; accordingly, ...

Sales fell sharply in March, and the company accordingly reduced its staff.

三月份業績大幅下滑，公司因此裁減了人力。

mid-position: subject + accordingly + verb

常見搭配
  • accordingly, the company
  • accordingly, the court
  • accordingly, the government
同義詞
  • therefore

    neutral and very common; works in both formal and everyday writing.

  • consequently

    formal; emphasises a chain of cause and effect.

  • thus

    formal and slightly literary; often used in academic writing.

文法句型

clause; accordingly, clause

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense links two ideas as cause and result, and can sit before the main verb or at the start of the second clause after a semicolon. Sense 1 only appears at the end of a clause and means 'in a fitting way'.

常見錯誤

It rained heavily, accordingly we cancelled the picnic.
It rained heavily; accordingly, we cancelled the picnic.
when 'accordingly' joins two full clauses, use a semicolon before it and a comma after.

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • act accordingly
  • plan accordingly
  • behave accordingly
  • respond accordingly
  • adjust accordingly
  • accordingly, the company
  • accordingly, the court