delightfully

/dɪˈlaɪtfəli/ (bre, ipa) · [dɪlˈaɪtfəli] /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/ (ame, ipa) · [dɪlˈaɪtfəli] /-ītf(ə)lē -li/ (ame, mw)

delightfully — 副詞

1. in a way that feels charming and gives people a lot of pleasure

1.副詞B2
釋義

討喜地

以讓人喜歡又開心的方式

in a way that feels charming and gives people a lot of pleasure

例句

The garden stayed delightfully cool under the orange trees all afternoon.

那座花園在橘子樹下整個下午都涼爽得令人愉快。

delightfully + adjective for a warmly pleasing quality

Jiwoo smiled delightfully when the magician pulled flowers from his hat.

魔術師從帽子裡拉出花朵時，Jiwoo 笑得十分討喜。

同義詞
  • charmingly

    focuses more on grace or personal appeal, especially with people

  • pleasantly

    broader and weaker; simply means something feels nice

  • beautifully

    often stresses beauty or skill more than warm affection

反義詞
  • unpleasantly

    shows that something causes discomfort instead of pleasure

  • awkwardly

    suggests a lack of charm or ease

文法句型

verb + delightfully

delightfully + adjective/participle

用法筆記

Often appears before adjectives such as cool, silly, or simple, or after verbs like smile and tell. It usually shows warm approval from the speaker, not just that something is mildly pleasant.

常見錯誤

❌The soup tastes delightfully.
✅The soup tastes delightful.
💡After linking verbs such as 'taste', use the adjective 'delightful' to describe the thing, not the adverb 'delightfully'.