businesslike

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businesslike — 形容詞

  • businesslikepositive
  • more businesslikecomparative
  • most businesslikesuperlative

1. behaving or working in a calm, organised way that focuses on the task and avoids

1.形容詞C1
釋義

公事公辦的

做事有效率、不摻雜情緒或閒聊的

behaving or working in a calm, organised way that focuses on the task and avoids wasting time on jokes, feelings, or personal chatter.

例句

Dr. Tanaka greeted each patient in a warm but businesslike tone.

Tanaka 醫師招呼每位病人時，語氣親切卻又公事公辦。

predicative-style modifier of tone / manner

The new manager runs the Tuesday meetings in a very businesslike way.

新任主管把週二的會議開得非常俐落、就事論事。

in a businesslike way / manner

常見搭配
  • businesslike manner
  • businesslike tone
  • businesslike approach
  • businesslike attitude
  • in a businesslike way
  • brisk and businesslike
  • calm and businesslike
  • cool and businesslike
同義詞
  • professional

    wider scope; about meeting the standards of a job, not only being efficient

  • efficient

    focuses on speed and low waste, with no hint of emotional distance

  • methodical

    stresses careful step-by-step order rather than overall briskness

  • no-nonsense

    informal; stresses refusing silly behaviour or excuses

反義詞
  • unprofessional

    fails the basic standards of a working role

  • casual

    relaxed and friendly rather than focused on the task

  • disorganized

    lacking the order that 'businesslike' implies

用法筆記

Often modifies abstract nouns of behaviour rather than people directly: 'a businesslike manner / tone / approach / attitude / fashion'. Carries a positive flavour (focused, capable) but can sound cold when applied to social or emotional moments.

常見錯誤

Her speech was very business.
Her speech was very businesslike.
the adjective form needs the '-like' suffix.
He spoke in a businesslike with us.
He spoke in a businesslike manner with us.
'businesslike' is an adjective, so it needs a noun like 'manner' or 'tone' after it.

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常用片語

  • brisk and businesslike
  • calm and businesslike
  • cool and businesslike
  • in a businesslike manner
  • a businesslike approach to

介系詞搭配

  • in (a businesslike manner)
  • about (something)