fervently

/ˈfɜːvəntli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɜːrvəntli/ (ame, ipa)

fervently — 副詞

1. with intense and sincere emotion — used when someone hopes, prays, believes, or

1.副詞C1
釋義

熱切地；虔誠

懷著強烈而真誠的情感或信念

with intense and sincere emotion — used when someone hopes, prays, believes, or speaks about something they care about deeply and seriously

例句

Asher fervently hoped that his sister would recover from the long illness.

Asher 熱切地希望姐姐能從這場久病中康復。

verb + fervently for intense personal hope

The villagers prayed fervently for rain after three dry months without crops.

村民們在三個月無雨無收成之後，虔誠地祈求降雨。

collocation: pray fervently (religious or hopeful contexts)

同義詞
  • passionately

    very similar; slightly more about emotion and less about belief — works for both feelings and physical expression

  • ardently

    literary near-synonym; often used with 'admire', 'support', 'desire'

  • earnestly

    shares the sincerity but lacks the burning intensity of 'fervently'

  • devoutly

    stronger religious flavour; fits prayer and belief but odd outside spiritual contexts

反義詞

文法句型

verb + fervently (modifies verbs of speech, hope, prayer, belief)

用法筆記

Almost always modifies verbs of inner state or strong speech (hope, pray, believe, wish, argue, deny, thank). Rarely modifies physical actions — you can hope fervently but you don't 'walk fervently'.

常見錯誤

❌She ran fervently to catch the bus.
✅She ran desperately to catch the bus.
💡'fervently' goes with feelings, beliefs, and speech, not physical effort.
❌I fervently like this song.
✅I love this song deeply.
💡'fervently' is too strong and formal for ordinary liking; save it for hopes, beliefs, and prayers.