intimately
/ˈɪntɪmətli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪntɪmətli/ (ame, ipa) · /-mə̇tlē, -li/ (ame, mw)
intimately — 副詞
1. in a way that shows a deep emotional bond between two people, often involving ph
親密地
以親近、私密的情感方式
in a way that shows a deep emotional bond between two people, often involving physical closeness or feelings that they share only with each other.
Talia and her sister grew up sharing one bedroom and knew each other intimately.
Talia 和姊姊從小共用一間臥室，彼此非常親密地了解對方。
know someone intimately for deep emotional closeness between people
The two dancers moved intimately across the wooden stage during the final scene.
兩位舞者在最後一幕中親密地在木製舞台上移動。
verb + intimately to describe physically close or tender movement
Christopher whispered intimately to his grandmother as she lay in the hospital bed.
Christopher 在祖母躺在病床上時親密地對她低聲說話。
Roya wrote intimately about her own grief in the small chapbook she published last spring.
Roya 在去年春天出版的小冊子中親密地寫下自己的悲傷。
The small jazz bar was lit intimately with low candles on every round table.
那間小型爵士酒吧每張圓桌上都點著矮蠟燭，氣氛親密地佈置著。
- closely
broader; can describe physical proximity without emotional bond
- tenderly
emphasises gentle affection; less about shared private life
- personally
highlights private rather than public; weaker on physical closeness
文法句型
adverb modifying verb
be intimately + adjective
用法筆記
Frequently pairs with verbs of perception or expression — know, whisper, write, talk — and with passive descriptions of physical settings (lit, decorated, arranged). Distinct from sense 2: this sense is about emotional or physical closeness between people, not depth of factual knowledge.
常見錯誤
2. in a way that shows you understand every part or feature of a subject, place, or
深入地；透徹
對主題或地方有透徹了解
in a way that shows you understand every part or feature of a subject, place, or piece of work because you have spent a long time studying or working with it.
Lukas knows the back roads of rural Estonia intimately after thirty years of postal deliveries.
Lukas 經過三十年的郵務工作，對愛沙尼亞鄉間的小路瞭如指掌。
know + place + intimately for thorough geographic knowledge
The mechanic understood the old engine intimately and could fix it without the manual.
那位技工對這台舊引擎了解得很透徹，不看手冊也能修好。
Vinícius is intimately familiar with every page of the company's tax records.
Vinícius 對公司過去十年稅務紀錄的每一頁都深入地熟悉。
Adisa has studied the novel so intimately that she can quote whole paragraphs from memory.
Adisa 把這本小說鑽研得非常透徹，能背出整段文字。
Few biologists understand the forest floor as intimately as Sari, who has worked there since 1998.
很少有生物學家像 1998 年起就在那裡工作的 Sari 那樣深入地了解森林地表。
- thoroughly
broader; can describe action completeness, not only knowledge
- inside out
informal; same meaning, usually placed after the object
- in detail
describes manner of explanation rather than depth of personal mastery
- superficially
only on the surface, without depth
- vaguely
without precision or detail
文法句型
know + object + intimately
be intimately familiar with
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person who has spent significant time on the topic; object is a place, document, system, skill, or piece of work. Distinguish from sense 1: no emotional or physical bond — only depth of understanding. Often follows 'know', 'understand', or 'be familiar with'.