dependably
/dɪˈpen.də.bli/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpen.də.bli/ (ame, ipa) · /-blē -li/ (ame, mw)
dependably — 副詞
1. so that the same expected result happens every time, allowing other people to co
可靠地
穩定可信地反覆做出預期表現
so that the same expected result happens every time, allowing other people to count on you, it, or the action.
Tara's old Toyota has dependably started every winter morning for the past twelve years.
過去十二年來，Tara 那輛老 Toyota 每個冬天早上都很可靠地發動起來。
modifies a verb of repeated action over time
The hospital generator dependably switches on within three seconds of a power cut.
醫院的發電機在停電後三秒內就會可靠地啟動。
describes a machine performing a critical safety function
Femi answers customer emails dependably, usually within an hour of receiving them.
Femi 回覆客戶電子郵件相當可靠，通常一小時內就會回信。
The cherry trees along the river bloom dependably during the first week of April.
河岸邊的櫻花會在四月第一週可靠地盛開。
Naoko delivers the morning newspapers dependably, even during heavy snowstorms.
Naoko 即使遇到大風雪，也都能可靠地把早報送到。
- reliably
most common everyday synonym; interchangeable in nearly all contexts
- consistently
focuses on the pattern of sameness rather than on being trusted
- faithfully
adds a sense of loyalty or duty, often used of people keeping promises
- unreliably
direct opposite; suggests irregular or unpredictable performance
- erratically
stronger; implies sudden, unpredictable changes
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, machine, or recurring event whose performance is being judged across many occasions; rarely modifies a one-off action.