disrespectfully

/ˌdɪs.rɪˈspekt.fəl.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdɪs.rɪˈspekt.fəl.i/ (ame, ipa)

disrespectfully — 副詞

1. showing no respect for a person, rule, or occasion, often in the way someone spe

1.副詞C1
釋義

不敬地

以言語或行為表現不尊重

showing no respect for a person, rule, or occasion, often in the way someone speaks or behaves.

例句

Salma laughed disrespectfully while the principal explained the new school rules.

Salma 在校長說明新校規時,不敬地笑了出來。

laugh disrespectfully during formal instruction

Wren spoke disrespectfully to the nurse after waiting twenty minutes.

Wren 等了二十分鐘後,不敬地對那位護理師說話。

speak disrespectfully to [person]

同義詞
  • rudely

    more general; it can describe bad manners without the stronger idea of disrespect

  • impolitely

    milder and often limited to ordinary breaches of manners

  • insolently

    stronger and more openly challenging, especially toward authority

反義詞
  • respectfully

    showing proper regard in words or behaviour

  • politely

    showing good manners, sometimes without the deeper sense of respect

文法句型

verb + disrespectfully

verb + disrespectfully + to/toward [person]

用法筆記

Most often used with verbs of speaking or reacting, such as speak, answer, laugh, or gesture. It usually suggests more open contempt than the milder adverb impolitely.

常見錯誤

He spoke disrespectful to the principal.
He spoke disrespectfully to the principal.
💡Use the adverb after a verb; disrespectful is the adjective.