heedfully

IPA/ˈhiːd.fəl.i/
IPA/ˈhiːd.fəl.i/

heedfully — 副詞

1. showing that you are watching, listening, or acting with complete and careful at

1.副詞C1
釋義

專注地;留意

非常留意地做事或聆聽

showing that you are watching, listening, or acting with complete and careful attention to details or to someone's needs

例句

Leo listened heedfully to his grandmother's stories about the old village market.

Leo 專注地聽祖母講述舊時鄉村市場的故事。

listen + heedfully — paying close attention while listening

The surgeon examined the X-ray heedfully before telling the patient the results.

外科醫生仔細地檢查 X 光片,然後才告訴病人結果。

examine + heedfully — careful visual examination

同義詞
  • attentively

    more common in everyday speech; narrower focus on paying attention rather than acting with care

  • carefully

    broader and more frequent; can apply to any careful action, not just attention

  • mindfully

    stresses deliberate, conscious awareness; overlaps with heedfully but has a more meditative tone

  • closely

    used mainly with verbs of watching or examining, e.g. 'looked closely at'

反義詞
  • carelessly

    doing something without care or thought

  • heedlessly

    the direct opposite; ignoring risks or warnings on purpose

文法句型

heedfully + verb

verb + heedfully

用法筆記

More common in written and formal spoken English than in casual conversation. Frequently paired with verbs of perception (listen, watch, examine) or careful action (follow, read, check).

常見錯誤

I listened heedfully to the music.' (unusual for enjoyment contexts).
I listened heedfully to the safety briefing.
💡heedfully implies a serious, responsible purpose, not mere enjoyment.