meanly
meanly — 副詞
1. acting with deliberate unkindness or spite toward others
刻薄地
以不友善或惡意的方式對待他人
acting with deliberate unkindness or spite toward others
Hana meanly told her younger brother that his drawing looked like a toddler's scribble.
Hana 刻薄地告訴弟弟，說他的畫看起來像幼兒的塗鴉。
pattern: meanly + reporting verb (told)
Dmitri's teammates spoke meanly about his mistake long after the match had ended.
Dmitri 的隊友在比賽結束很久後，仍然刻薄地談論他的失誤。
collocation: spoke meanly about [something]
The older girls at the camp laughed meanly when Amara tripped on the rope bridge.
營隊裡幾個年紀較大的女孩，在 Amara 被繩橋絆倒時刻薄地大笑。
Fatima regretted sending the message the moment she read how meanly she had worded it.
Fatima 讀到自己寫得多麼刻薄之後，立刻後悔發送了那則訊息。
The reviewer wrote meanly about the restaurant, calling the food 'barely edible slop.'
那位評論員刻薄地描寫那家餐廳，稱食物為「幾乎不能吃的餿水」。
- unkindly
less forceful; implies lack of kindness rather than active spite
- nastily
more aggressive and deliberately unpleasant
- spitefully
stresses the intention to hurt or annoy
- cruelly
stronger; implies causing real emotional or physical pain
- generously
in the sense of showing goodwill, not money
用法筆記
Typically used with verbs of speech or behaviour (spoke meanly, acted meanly, laughed meanly).
常見錯誤
2. in a stingy or tight-fisted way, reluctant to spend money or share what one has
吝嗇地
捨不得花錢或不願與人分享
in a stingy or tight-fisted way, reluctant to spend money or share what one has
Thiago meanly refused to buy his children an ice cream on the year's hottest day.
Thiago 在一年中最熱的那天吝嗇地不肯買冰淇淋給孩子們吃。
collocation: meanly refused to [give/spend]
The landlord meanly turned off the heating in January to save a few pounds.
房東在一月吝嗇地關掉暖氣，只為了省下幾英鎊。
Keiko's uncle meanly kept the entire inheritance and shared nothing with the family.
Keiko 的叔叔吝嗇地獨佔全部遺產，一點也不分給家人。
At the charity event, Mr. Bello meanly gave a single coin while others donated generously.
在慈善活動中，Bello 先生吝嗇地只捐了一枚硬幣，其他人則慷慨解囊。
Ingrid's boss meanly refused to replace the broken office chairs, telling staff to manage.
Ingrid 的老闆吝嗇地拒絕更換壞掉的辦公椅，叫員工自己想辦法。
- stingily
informal; the most common everyday synonym
- miserly
more formal; suggests a habitual, deep-rooted reluctance to spend
- ungenerously
neutral; simply the opposite of generous
- tight-fistedly
colloquial and vivid; emphasises the closed hand
用法筆記
Used in contexts involving money, possessions, or sharing resources. The stinginess is the focus, not general unkindness.
常見錯誤
3. in a way that is of low quality, poorly done, or below an acceptable standard
粗劣地
做工或品質低劣、粗糙
in a way that is of low quality, poorly done, or below an acceptable standard
The shelves were meanly built from cheap pine and wobbled at the slightest touch.
那些架子用廉價松木粗劣地搭建，輕輕一碰就搖晃。
collocation: meanly built
Kwame's first apartment was meanly furnished with a single mattress and a folding chair.
Kwame 的第一間公寓陳設粗劣，只有一張床墊和一把摺疊椅。
collocation: meanly furnished
The statue in the town square had been meanly carved, its face barely recognisable.
小鎮廣場上的雕像雕刻粗劣，臉孔幾乎無法辨認。
The hotel's 'luxury suite' was meanly appointed, with peeling wallpaper and a broken lamp.
那家飯店的「豪華套房」裝潢粗劣，壁紙剝落、燈具破損。
The book was meanly printed on thin paper that tore at the lightest touch.
那本書印刷粗劣，薄薄的紙張輕輕一碰就破裂。
用法筆記
This sense is rarer and somewhat old-fashioned. It often describes how something was made, built, or furnished — not how a person behaves.