eligibly

IPA/ˈel.ɪ.dʒə.bli/
IPA/ˈel.ə.dʒə.bli/

eligibly — 副詞

1. Having the right qualifications, conditions, or qualities needed for a particula

1.副詞C1
釋義

合格地

具備所需資格地

Having the right qualifications, conditions, or qualities needed for a particular purpose — for example, being eligibly qualified for a teaching post or eligibly registered to vote.

例句

Lara was eligibly qualified for the teaching position at the international school.

Lara 以合格資格取得了國際學校的教師職位。

eligibly + qualified (common pattern)

Once the charity was eligibly listed with the national registry, donations became tax-deductible for members.

該慈善機構一旦在國家登記處完成合格登記，會員的捐款即可抵稅。

eligibly + past participle (formal register)

同義詞
  • suitably

    more general; suggests appropriateness rather than meeting formal requirements

  • acceptably

    focuses on meeting a minimum standard rather than specific conditions

  • lawfully

    narrower; only about legal compliance, not general qualifications

反義詞
  • ineligibly

    direct opposite; failing to meet the conditions or requirements

  • unacceptably

    failing to meet a general standard of acceptability

文法句型

eligibly + past participle (qualified, registered, enrolled)

eligibly + adjective + noun

用法筆記

This sense of eligibly appears most often before past participles (eligibly qualified, eligibly registered, eligibly enrolled) in formal or official contexts such as job applications, legal documents, and institutional procedures.

常見錯誤

❌The job was eligibly offered.
✅The job was offered to eligibly qualified candidates.
💡eligibly modifies the person's status, not the action of offering.
❌She eligibly applied for the scholarship.
✅She was eligibly enrolled after her application was approved.
💡eligibly describes meeting conditions after the process, not the act of applying.

2. Describing how someone is regarded as a good candidate for marriage or a serious

2.副詞C1
釋義

適婚地

符合適婚條件地

Describing how someone is regarded as a good candidate for marriage or a serious romantic relationship, often because of their wealth, social position, or personal qualities.

例句

The magazine named the young duke among the most eligibly desirable partners in Europe.

該雜誌將這位年輕公爵列為歐洲最理想的適婚對象之一。

eligibly desirable (marriage-context collocation)

Chiara's grandmother introduced her to an eligibly matched businessman from a neighbouring city.

Chiara 的祖母將她介紹給一位來自鄰市、條件相當的適婚商人。

eligibly matched (matchmaking context)

同義詞
  • desirably

    broader; can refer to any kind of desirability, not specifically marriage

  • suitably

    less specific; suggests general compatibility rather than marital suitability

反義詞
  • ineligibly

    failing to meet marriage-market criteria

文法句型

eligibly + adjective (single, desirable)

eligibly + past participle (matched, positioned)

用法筆記

Frequently found in formal or journalistic descriptions of dating and marriage pools (eligibly single, eligibly matched). The adjective eligible in this sense is much more common; the adverb form is reserved for written or descriptive contexts.

常見錯誤

❌She is eligibly for marriage.
✅She is considered eligibly suited for marriage.
💡eligibly is an adverb, not an adjective; it cannot replace eligible.
❌They met at an eligibly event.
✅They met at an event for eligibly single professionals.
💡eligibly modifies the adjective single, not the noun event.