compassionately

/kəmˈpæʃənətli/ (bre, ipa) · [kəmpˈæʃənətlˌi] /kəmˈpæʃənətli/ (ame, ipa) · [kəmpˈæʃənətlˌi] /kəm-ˈpa-shə-nət-lē/ (ame, mw)

compassionately — 副詞

1. with deep care for someone who is in pain, trouble, or sadness, and with a wish

1.副詞C1
釋義

體恤地

對受苦者同情並想幫忙地

with deep care for someone who is in pain, trouble, or sadness, and with a wish to make life easier for them

例句

Mira spoke compassionately to the boy waiting outside the emergency room.

Mira 很體恤地跟那個在急診室外等候的男孩說話。

collocation: speak compassionately to [person in distress]

After the flood, Baraka compassionately handed blankets to the shivering neighbors.

洪水過後，Baraka 很體恤地把毛毯遞給那些冷得發抖的鄰居。

compassionately + practical help after a disaster

同義詞
  • sympathetically

    close in meaning, but often stresses shared feeling more than active help

  • kindly

    warmer and broader, without always focusing on suffering

  • gently

    emphasises softness of manner, not necessarily emotional concern

反義詞
  • coldly

    shows emotional distance instead of care

  • harshly

    emphasises severity and lack of tenderness

  • unsympathetically

    shows little or no understanding of another person's pain

文法句型

verb + compassionately

compassionately + verb of speaking, listening, helping, or deciding

用法筆記

Often appears with verbs of speaking, listening, treating, or responding. It suggests not only feeling sorry for someone, but also acting gently or helpfully because of their pain or difficulty.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse was compassionately with the family all night.
✅The nurse was compassionate with the family all night.
💡After 'be', use the adjective 'compassionate', not the adverb 'compassionately'.
❌She compassionately held the door for the next customer.
✅She politely held the door for the next customer.
💡'Compassionately' is used for someone's suffering or serious difficulty, not ordinary good manners.