levelly
/ˈlevəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlevəli/ (ame, ipa) · /-vəl(l)ē -)i/ (ame, mw)
levelly — 副詞
1. in a calm, steady manner — speaking, looking, or acting without letting feelings
平靜地；沉穩
語氣或眼神不帶情緒、不動聲色地
in a calm, steady manner — speaking, looking, or acting without letting feelings show in your voice or face.
Minh answered the lawyer's questions levelly, refusing to raise his voice.
Minh 平靜地回答律師的問題，始終沒有提高音量。
verb + levelly: answer/reply levelly under pressure
Eve looked at her brother levelly and told him the bad news from the hospital.
Eve 沉著地看著哥哥，把醫院傳來的壞消息告訴他。
look + levelly: steady eye contact while delivering difficult information
Kenji spoke levelly throughout the meeting, even when the manager raised his voice.
整場會議 Kenji 都語氣平穩地說話，即使經理對他大聲咆哮也一樣。
Ritu held the senator's gaze levelly and waited for an honest answer.
Ritu 沉著地與那位參議員對視，等著對方給出誠實的回答。
"I am not afraid of you," Élise said levelly, folding her arms across her chest.
「我不怕你。」Élise 不動聲色地說，雙手在胸前抱起。
- calmly
broader; covers any peaceful manner, not specifically tied to controlled speech or gaze.
- steadily
emphasises a continuous, unwavering quality; less about hiding emotion than about not faltering.
- evenly
stresses balance and lack of variation in tone; close synonym in 'speak evenly / answer evenly'.
- coolly
adds a hint of detachment or slight unfriendliness; 'levelly' is more neutral.
- angrily
lets strong feeling show in voice or face.
- emotionally
opposite stance: feelings are openly visible.
- shakily
voice or gaze betrays nervousness — the failure mode 'levelly' resists.
文法句型
speak/look/answer + levelly
用法筆記
Strongly collocates with verbs of speech and gaze (say, answer, reply, ask, look, gaze, regard, meet someone's eyes). Often used in narrative writing to signal emotional control in a tense or confrontational moment.