begrudgingly
begrudgingly — 副詞
1. doing, giving, or accepting something with clear reluctance or resentment, usual
不甘願地
心裡不情願或不滿，但仍勉強去做
doing, giving, or accepting something with clear reluctance or resentment, usually after pressure, duty, or circumstances leave little room to refuse
Nellie begrudgingly admitted that her rival had made the stronger argument.
Nellie 不甘願地承認對手提出的論點更有力。
begrudgingly + admitted (concession after resistance)
After the manager checked the receipt, the clerk begrudgingly gave Ilan a refund.
經理查過收據後，店員才不甘願地把錢退給 Ilan。
begrudgingly + gave (action done under pressure)
Isabela begrudgingly agreed to share the office with the new trainee.
Isabela 不甘願地同意和新進實習生共用辦公室。
The committee begrudgingly accepted the compromise after two more proposals failed.
在又有兩個提案失敗後，委員會才不甘願地接受了折衷方案。
Pim offered a begrudgingly polite smile when Joon won the final round.
Joon 贏得最後一輪時，Pim 勉強露出了一個禮貌的微笑。
- grudgingly
near-identical meaning; often the simpler and more common choice
- reluctantly
more neutral; stresses hesitation without necessarily adding resentment
- unwillingly
plainly states lack of willingness, often because of outside pressure
- resentfully
focuses more strongly on bitter feeling than on the act of complying
- willingly
without being pushed or forced
- eagerly
with active interest or excitement
- wholeheartedly
with full sincerity and enthusiasm
文法句型
begrudgingly + verb
begrudgingly at start of clause
用法筆記
Begrudgingly is close to grudgingly: both describe reluctant compliance with an undertone of annoyance, jealousy, or resentment. It is common with verbs of concession, acceptance, and giving, such as admit, agree, accept, allow, praise, refund, and hand over.
常見錯誤
'Begrudgingly' is an adverb, so it normally modifies a verb: 'Walid begrudgingly apologized.' Do not use it as an adjective after 'be'; say 'Walid was begrudging' or 'Walid apologized begrudgingly.'
Do not use 'begrudgingly' for simple uncertainty. If Padma knocks because she is unsure what will happen, she knocks hesitantly; if she knocks because she resents having to do it, she knocks begrudgingly.