affordably

/əˈfɔːdəbli/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈfɔːrdəbli/ (ame, ipa)

affordably — 副詞

1. for a price that most people have enough money to pay without struggling

1.副詞B2
釋義

平價

價格低到多數人買得起

for a price that most people have enough money to pay without struggling

例句

New apartments are affordably priced so young families can live in the city center.

這些新建公寓定價平價，讓年輕家庭能住在市中心。

passive: be affordably priced + 'so that' purpose clause

Mei found an affordably priced hotel near the train station for her weekend trip.

Mei 在火車站附近找到一間平價的飯店，方便她週末旅行。

同義詞
  • cheaply

    Focuses on low price; can carry a negative connotation of poor quality

  • inexpensively

    Neutral tone; slightly more formal than 'cheaply'

  • reasonably

    Emphasises fairness of the price rather than absolute low cost

反義詞
  • expensively

    At a high cost; the direct opposite in price level

文法句型

affordably + past participle (especially 'priced')

affordably + adjective (rare)

用法筆記

Almost always used before a past participle, most commonly 'priced'. Uncommon as a standalone sentence adverb (e.g. 'Affordably, the hotel was...').

常見錯誤

❌The hotel was affordably decorated' (if meaning low quality, not cost).
✅The hotel room was affordably priced.
💡'affordably' relates to cost, not quality or taste.