meaningfully
/ˈmiːnɪŋfəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmiːnɪŋfəli/ (ame, ipa) · /-fəlē/ (ame, mw)
meaningfully — 副詞
1. by using a look, gesture, or pause to show what you are thinking or feeling, ins
意味深長地
以眼神或表情傳達含意
by using a look, gesture, or pause to show what you are thinking or feeling, instead of saying it directly
Diego raised his eyebrows meaningfully when the boss walked into the room.
Diego 在老闆走進房間時意味深長地揚起眉毛。
collocation: raise (eyebrows) meaningfully
During the meeting, Mei glanced meaningfully at her watch to remind her colleague to hurry.
會議期間，Mei 意味深長地看了手錶一眼，提醒同事抓緊時間。
The teacher paused meaningfully after the student's answer, waiting for the class to notice the mistake.
老師在學生回答後意味深長地停頓了一下，等全班注意到錯誤。
Kwame squeezed Zola's hand meaningfully to show his support without saying a word.
Kwame 意味深長地握緊 Zola 的手，無聲地表示支持。
Ananya cleared her throat meaningfully, and everyone stopped talking immediately.
Ananya 意味深長地清了清喉嚨，大家立刻停止交談。
- suggestively
stronger hint of something improper or secret
- knowingly
shares the idea of communicating awareness without words, but implies shared understanding
- significantly
broader — can also mean 'in an important way'
用法筆記
Common with verbs of looking, gesturing, or making sounds (glance, pause, nod, clear one's throat, raise one's eyebrows).
常見錯誤
2. in a way that your words or actions clearly express a recognizable idea, rather
有意義地
話語或內容清楚可理解
in a way that your words or actions clearly express a recognizable idea, rather than being random or empty
After the accident, Vikram could not speak meaningfully for several weeks.
車禍後的幾週，Vikram 無法有意義地說出完整的句子。
collocation: speak meaningfully (ability to produce coherent speech)
The toddlers finally started building meaningfully when their blocks formed a recognizable shape.
幼兒終於開始有意義地搭建積木，拼出一個可辨識的形狀。
The translator made sure that every sentence was rendered meaningfully in the target language.
譯者確保每個句子都能在目標語言中有意義地表達出來。
After the lecture, Sophie could discuss the theory meaningfully in her own words.
講座結束後，Sophie 能夠用自己的話有意義地討論這個理論。
Elena smiled and nodded throughout the conversation, but she did not contribute meaningfully.
Elena 在整場對話中微笑點頭，但並沒有有意義地參與討論。
- coherently
focuses on logical connection between ideas
- intelligibly
focuses on being understandable to others
- meaninglessly
without any clear purpose or intended message
- incoherently
in a way that is difficult to follow or understand
常見錯誤
3. in a way that has real value, purpose, or impact — not just as a formality or wi
有實質地
以有價值或實際影響的方式
in a way that has real value, purpose, or impact — not just as a formality or without noticeable effect
Volunteering at the shelter allowed Kim to contribute meaningfully to her community.
在收容所做志工讓 Kim 能夠有實質地貢獻社區。
collocation: contribute meaningfully
The new policy did not change working conditions meaningfully for most employees.
新政策並未對多數員工的工作條件帶來有實質的改變。
collocation: change meaningfully (in negative construction)
Omar's research has meaningfully advanced our understanding of ocean pollution.
Omar 的研究有實質地推動了我們對海洋汙染的了解。
Small changes in daily habits can meaningfully improve your health over time.
日常習慣的小改變長期下來能有實質地改善你的健康。
The government's funding reduced homelessness meaningfully, but more money was still needed.
政府的資金有實質地減少了遊民人數，但仍需要更多經費。
- substantially
focuses on the size or degree of change
- significantly
more common; emphasizes that the effect is large enough to matter
- importantly
focuses on relevance rather than size of change
- constructively
focuses on useful contribution, often in work contexts
- insignificantly
in a way that does not matter or is too small to notice
- trivially
in a way that is unimportant or of little value
用法筆記
Frequently used in negative or hedging contexts (not meaningfully, barely meaningfully, hardly meaningfully) to suggest a change was too small to matter.