collectively
/kəˈlektɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈlektɪvli/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈlek-tiv-lē/ (ame, mw)
collectively — 副詞
1. with several people or things treated as one whole rather than as separate units
共同
以整個群體一起進行
with several people or things treated as one whole rather than as separate units.
The residents voted collectively to keep the old market building.
住戶們共同投票保留那棟老市場大樓。
collocation: vote collectively
After the flood, five families collectively bought food and blankets.
洪水過後，五個家庭共同購買食物和毛毯。
group action after an event
The dancers bowed collectively when the audience cheered at the end.
觀眾在最後歡呼時，舞者們共同鞠躬謝幕。
At noon, the class collectively apologized to the teacher for the noise.
中午時，全班為了吵鬧共同向老師道歉。
Three clinics collectively provide care for most villages in the mountain area.
三家診所共同為山區多數村落提供照護。
- jointly
more formal and often used for shared decisions, ownership, or legal responsibility
- together
broader and more everyday; it can simply mean in the same place or at the same time
- as a whole
emphasises viewing the entire group as one unit
- individually
treating each person or thing as a separate unit
- separately
keeping actions or items apart instead of combining them
用法筆記
Often used with plural subjects, organisations, or communities to stress joint action or shared responsibility. It can also describe all members of a set when they are considered together instead of one by one.