irresolutely
irresolutely — 副詞
1. acting without confidence, hesitating and repeatedly changing your mind about sm
猶豫不決地
無法果斷做決定的方式
acting without confidence, hesitating and repeatedly changing your mind about small decisions — like picking up one item from a shelf and then putting it back to choose another.
Adaeze stood at the counter, irresolutely picking up one scarf, then another, before leaving empty-handed.
Adaeze 站在櫃檯前，猶豫不決地拿起一條圍巾，又放下，最後兩手空空地離開。
Defne irresolutely scrolled through the job listings, opening and closing each one without ever applying.
Defne 猶豫不決地瀏覽職缺列表，點開一個又關掉，始終沒有投出履歷。
adverb before verb phrase with simultaneous participial clauses
The committee voted irresolutely, with several members changing their minds before the final count.
委員會猶豫不決地進行表決，好幾位成員在最後計票前改變了主意。
Lukas irresolutely paced the hallway, stopping at each door only to turn back.
Lukas 在走廊上猶豫不決地踱步，在每扇門前停下來，卻又在伸手握住門把之前轉身走開。
Iris picked up the menu, irresolutely put it down, then asked for more time.
Iris 拿起菜單，猶豫不決地放下，然後要求再給她一些時間考慮。
- irresolutely pace
- irresolutely scroll
- stand irresolutely
- irresolutely pick up and put down
- irresolutely weigh
- hesitantly
focuses on the pause before acting rather than changing direction mid-action
- indecisively
closest in meaning; describes the inability to settle on a choice
- uncertainly
broader — describes any doubt, not just choice-related
- resolutely
opposite: with firm determination and clear purpose
- decisively
without hesitation, making a clear choice and sticking to it
文法句型
modifies a verb phrase
often before or after the verb
用法筆記
Frequently used with verbs of motion or choosing (pace, scroll, pick, reach). Unlike the more common hesitantly, irresolutely suggests not just a pause but active reversal — the person starts one course of action, then abandons it for another, often more than once.
常見錯誤
同根字
- irresolute形容詞C2
- irresolution名詞C2