correspondingly

/ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋli/ (bre, ipa) · [kˌɔrəspˈɑndɪŋli] /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋli/ (ame, ipa) · [kˌɔrəspˈɑndɪŋli] /¦kȯr-ə-¦spän-diŋ-lē How to pronounce correspondingly (audio) ¦kär-/ (ame, mw)

correspondingly — 副詞

1. so that a second amount, action, or result changes to match something already me

1.副詞B2
釋義

相應地

依前述情況作對應變化

so that a second amount, action, or result changes to match something already mentioned, often by going up, down, or becoming different in the same direction

例句

Ticket sales doubled, and staff numbers rose correspondingly that summer.

門票銷量翻倍了，那年夏天員工人數也相應地增加。

linked change: the second increase matches the first one

When Salma cut the guest list, the catering bill fell correspondingly.

當 Salma 縮減賓客名單後，外燴費用也相應地下降。

verb + correspondingly after an earlier reduction

同義詞
  • accordingly

    Also formal, but often means 'therefore' rather than showing two changes moving together.

  • similarly

    More general and less formal; it shows likeness without requiring a linked change.

  • proportionally

    Stronger on exact ratio or measurement, especially in maths or finance.

反義詞
  • inversely

    Shows that one thing changes in the opposite direction from another.

  • differently

    General opposite when two things do not change in a matching way.

文法句型

[change A], and [change B] correspondingly

be + correspondingly + comparative adjective

verb + correspondingly

用法筆記

Most common in formal writing after a clause that names a change, comparison, or measured difference. Unlike 'accordingly', it usually suggests that the second fact moves in step with the first, not simply that it happens later as a result.

常見錯誤

❌The smaller team worked correspondingly.
✅The smaller team was correspondingly faster.
💡The adverb usually needs a matched comparison or linked change, not a complete action by itself.
❌The new flat is correspondingly to the old one.
✅The new flat is similar to the old one.
💡'Correspondingly' is an adverb, so it does not replace the adjective pattern 'similar to'.