adversely

/ˈædvɜːsli/ (bre, ipa) · /ədˈvɜːrsli/ (ame, ipa) · /ad-ˈvərs-lē ˈad-ˌvərs-/ (ame, mw)

adversely — 副詞

1. so as to cause damage, harm, or some other unwanted result for someone or someth

1.副詞C1
釋義

不利地

造成傷害或不良後果的方式

so as to cause damage, harm, or some other unwanted result for someone or something — used especially when describing how an event, decision, or condition hurts a group, an outcome, or a person's situation.

例句

The drought adversely affected rice farmers across southern Taiwan last summer.

去年夏天的乾旱對台灣南部的稻農造成不利的影響。

adversely + affect + noun (typical pattern)

Dilnoza's grades were adversely impacted by her long illness in March.

Dilnoza 三月那場長期的病讓她的成績受到負面影響。

passive: be adversely impacted by + cause

同義詞
  • negatively

    more general and neutral; works in everyday speech

  • harmfully

    stresses real damage; less common as a modifier of 'affect'

  • unfavourably

    formal; suggests a bad outcome rather than physical harm

反義詞
  • favourably

    in a way that gives a good result

  • positively

    everyday equivalent; less formal than 'favourably'

文法句型

adversely affect + noun

be adversely affected by + noun

用法筆記

Almost always followed by a verb meaning 'have an effect' — most often 'affect', then 'impact' or 'influence'. Rarely modifies other kinds of verbs. Common in formal contexts: news reports, legal writing, scientific studies.

常見錯誤

❌The medicine worked adversely on my stomach.
✅The medicine adversely affected my stomach.
💡'adversely' modifies an effect verb, not a manner of doing something.
❌She felt adversely about the plan.
✅She reacted adversely to the plan.
💡pair with action verbs like 'react' or 'respond', not feeling verbs.