inadvertently

/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtntli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtntli/ (ame, ipa)

inadvertently — 副詞

1. describes an action that is done without planning or meaning to; something happe

1.副詞B2
釋義

無意中；不慎

因疏忽或未注意而無心做出某事

describes an action that is done without planning or meaning to; something happens by accident, often because of a moment's carelessness or a failure to notice what was happening.

例句

Adisa inadvertently threw away his grandmother's antique teapot with the old newspapers.

Adisa 在搬家時無意中把祖母的古董茶壺和舊報紙一起扔掉了。

adverb before main verb in active past tense

The confidential report had been inadvertently emailed to the wrong distribution list.

那份機密報告不慎被發送給了錯誤的發送名單。

passive: had been inadvertently + past participle

同義詞
  • accidentally

    more common and neutral; suitable for both speech and writing

  • unintentionally

    similar register but focuses purely on absence of intent rather than carelessness

  • unwittingly

    emphasizes that the person did not know an important fact or consequence

反義詞

用法筆記

Inadvertently is more formal than accidentally or by mistake. It is common in professional writing and formal speech. The adverb typically appears directly before the main verb (She inadvertently deleted the file) or after an auxiliary verb (The file was inadvertently deleted).

常見錯誤

❌She inadvertently deleted the file on purpose.
✅She inadvertently deleted the file.' or 'She deleted the file on purpose.
💡'Inadvertently' means the action was unintentional, so adding 'on purpose' creates a contradiction.