forcibly
forcibly — 副詞
1. with enough bodily power to move, hold, open, or change something by sheer force
用力地
靠身體力量硬拉、壓住或打開
with enough bodily power to move, hold, open, or change something by sheer force
Two firefighters forcibly opened the apartment door after seeing smoke at the window.
兩名消防員看到窗邊有煙後，用力撞開了公寓的門。
forcibly opened [object] in an emergency
The nurse forcibly held the boy's arm still while the doctor removed the glass.
護士用力按住男孩的手臂，好讓醫生把玻璃碎片取出來。
forcibly held [body part] still
Security officers forcibly pulled the broken gate back into place before the crowd arrived.
保全人員在群眾趕到前，用力把壞掉的大門拉回原位。
The storm wind forcibly bent the young tree across the footpath.
暴風把那棵小樹用力吹彎到步道上。
natural force used as adverb subject
- forcibly open
- forcibly hold
- forcibly pull
- forcibly bend
- forcefully
close in meaning, but it can also describe strong speech or personality, not only physical action
- powerfully
focuses on great strength or effect; it is broader and does not always suggest resistance
- violently
adds the idea of harm, anger, or destruction more strongly than forcibly does
文法句型
forcibly + action verb (forcibly open/hold/pull/bend)
be forcibly + past participle (be forcibly moved/removed)
用法筆記
Usually describes visible physical action such as opening, holding, dragging, or bending. Unlike sense 2, it highlights the amount of force used rather than the lack of consent.
常見錯誤
2. so that an action goes ahead despite the other person's refusal or objection
強行地
違背他人意願地進行
so that an action goes ahead despite the other person's refusal or objection
Police forcibly removed the campers from the park after midnight.
警方在午夜後強行把露營者移出公園。
forcibly removed [people] from [place]
The landlord cannot forcibly enter the flat without warning the tenant.
房東若沒有先通知房客，就不能強行進入公寓。
forcibly enter [place] against consent
The soldiers forcibly separated the brothers at the border gate.
士兵在邊境關口強行把這對兄弟分開。
School staff were told never to forcibly cut a student's hair.
校方人員被告知絕不能強行剪掉學生的頭髮。
policy wording with forcibly + verb
- forcibly remove
- forcibly enter
- forcibly separate
- forcibly return
- compulsorily
more formal and often used for rules or legal requirements rather than direct physical action
- coercively
stresses pressure or threats used to control someone's choice
- against someone's will
a phrase that states the same idea more directly and less formally
- willingly
shows that the person agrees to the action
- voluntarily
emphasises free choice without pressure
文法句型
forcibly + remove/enter/separate
be forcibly + past participle (be forcibly removed/returned)
用法筆記
This sense is about compulsion or lack of permission. Unlike sense 1, the key idea is that the action happens despite someone's refusal or objection.
常見錯誤
3. with a powerful effect that makes an idea or feeling very clear to other people
有力地
以強烈效果使重點非常清楚
with a powerful effect that makes an idea or feeling very clear to other people
Nikos spoke forcibly about the need for clean water in every village.
Nikos 有力地談到每個村莊都需要乾淨用水這件事。
forcibly + spoke about [issue]
The report forcibly reminds readers that small debts can grow fast.
這份報告有力地提醒讀者，小額債務也可能很快變大。
forcibly reminds [people] that-clause
Esme's painting forcibly shows the loneliness of life at sea.
Esme 的畫有力地呈現出海上生活的孤單。
The final scene forcibly showed young viewers the real cost of war.
最後一幕有力地讓年輕觀眾看見戰爭真正的代價。
forcibly showed [audience] [idea]
- forcibly argue
- forcibly remind
- forcibly show
- forcibly make clear
- powerfully
the nearest everyday alternative for a strong effect on the reader or listener
- persuasively
focuses on winning belief, while forcibly can simply mean strikingly clear
- vividly
highlights clear mental pictures rather than force of argument
文法句型
forcibly + argue/show/remind
forcibly + makes clear [idea]
用法筆記
Mainly used in formal speech or writing about arguments, reports, pictures, and other things that make a point clearly. Unlike senses 1 and 2, no physical force is involved here.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- forcibly removed
- forcibly taken away
- forcibly entered
- forcibly returned