distractedly
/dɪˈstræktɪdli/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈstræktɪdli/ (ame, ipa)
distractedly — 副詞
1. With your attention drifting away from the task or person in front of you becaus
心不在焉地
因為想著別的事而沒專心
With your attention drifting away from the task or person in front of you because another worry or thought has taken hold of your mind.
Christopher stirred his tea distractedly while rereading the message from the hospital.
Christopher 一邊重看醫院傳來的訊息，一邊心不在焉地攪著茶。
action + distractedly while attention stays on another worry
At the ticket desk, Yara answered distractedly and gave the clerk the wrong date.
在售票櫃檯前，Yara 心不在焉地回答，還把錯的日期告訴了店員。
answer distractedly when attention slips during conversation
During dinner, Ishaan kept nodding distractedly, still thinking about the exam results.
吃晚餐時，Ishaan 一直心不在焉地點頭，腦中還在想考試成績。
The babysitter smiled distractedly as the smoke alarm beeped in the kitchen.
廚房裡的煙霧警報器響起時，保母心不在焉地笑了一下。
As Lucía packed, she hummed distractedly and left her passport on the bed.
Lucía 收拾行李時心不在焉地哼著歌，結果把護照留在床上。
- absent-mindedly
often suggests forgetfulness rather than a specific present worry
- inattentively
focuses on lack of care or attention, not mental preoccupation
- dreamily
usually suggests pleasant wandering thoughts rather than concern
- preoccupiedly
more formal and stresses being taken up by another concern
- attentively
with careful attention to what is happening
- carefully
with deliberate attention and effort to avoid mistakes
- single-mindedly
with steady focus on one goal instead of a wandering mind
用法筆記
Often used for small visible actions such as answering, nodding, stirring, or smiling. It usually suggests that another worry or thought is pulling the person's attention away at that moment, rather than showing general carelessness.