manually
/ˈmænjuəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmænjuəli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈman-yə-wə-lē -yə-lē, -yü-ə-lē/ (ame, mw)
manually — 副詞
1. doing a task using your own hands rather than letting a machine, computer, or au
用手；手動
以雙手操作，而非機器或自動系統
doing a task using your own hands rather than letting a machine, computer, or automatic system do it for you.
Dimitri manually wound the old grandfather clock every evening before going to bed.
Dimitri 每晚睡前都用手轉緊那座老鐘的發條。
manually + wound: operating a mechanical device by hand
The data from the paper forms had to be manually entered into the new computer system.
紙本表格上的資料必須手動輸入新的電腦系統。
passive: be manually entered — data input by hand, not imported
Farida prefers to manually grind her coffee beans instead of using an electric grinder.
Farida 喜歡用手磨咖啡豆，而不是用電動研磨機。
All emergency doors on the train can be manually opened if the main power supply fails.
火車上所有緊急門在主電源中斷時都可以用手打開。
Kwesi manually checked every item on the delivery list before signing the receipt.
Kwesi 在簽收前手動核對了送貨單上的每一項物品。
- by hand
more common in everyday speech; means the same but sounds less technical
- by manual means
formal phrasing used in official reports and technical specifications
- automatically
done by a system or machine without a person's direct involvement
- by machine
done using mechanical equipment rather than human effort
文法句型
manually + past participle (e.g. manually operated, manually entered)
manually + verb (e.g. manually adjust, manually open)
用法筆記
More formal and technical than 'by hand'. Typical in instruction manuals, system documentation, and workplace procedures. In casual everyday speech, 'by hand' is the natural choice (e.g. 'I wrote the address by hand' sounds more natural than 'I wrote it manually').