mindfully
mindfully — 副詞
1. while paying calm, complete attention to what your body, thoughts, and feelings
用心地
以平靜覺察當下的方式做某事
while paying calm, complete attention to what your body, thoughts, and feelings are doing right now, instead of acting on autopilot.
Saira chewed each bite of rice mindfully, noticing the smell of jasmine in the kitchen.
Saira 專注地咀嚼著每一口米飯，注意到廚房裡飄出的茉莉香味。
verb + mindfully describing a slow, attentive action
Before answering the difficult email, Tomás breathed mindfully for one full minute.
回覆那封難處理的電子郵件之前，Tomás 用心地呼吸了整整一分鐘。
mindfully modifying a calming action before a stressful task
The yoga teacher asked the class to stretch mindfully and feel every small change in the muscles.
瑜伽老師請學員專注地伸展，感受肌肉每一個細微的變化。
Ayana walked mindfully along the river path, listening to the birds rather than checking her phone.
Ayana 沿著河邊小徑專注地走著，聽鳥叫聲，而不是滑手機。
Leo tries to eat mindfully at lunch, putting his fork down between bites.
Leo 午餐時試著用心地吃，每咬一口就把叉子放下。
- attentively
focused on an external task; mindfully focuses inward on body and feelings
- deliberately
stresses intention; mindfully also stresses present-moment awareness
- consciously
stresses awareness vs. habit; mindfully adds a calming, meditative tone
- absent-mindedly
doing something while thinking about other things
- mechanically
doing something on autopilot without thought
文法句型
verb + mindfully
mindfully + verb
用法筆記
Frequently pairs with body or sensory verbs (breathe, eat, walk, listen, stretch) where the point is slow, deliberate awareness rather than the action's outcome. Often appears in wellness, yoga, and meditation contexts.
常見錯誤
mindfully — 形容詞
1. actively keeping a particular fact, person, or risk in your thoughts so it shape
留意的
把某事放在心上並依此調整行為
actively keeping a particular fact, person, or risk in your thoughts so it shapes what you say or do next.
Mayumi was mindful of her grandmother's hearing aid and spoke a little more slowly than usual.
Mayumi 留意到祖母戴著助聽器，說話比平常慢了一點。
be mindful of + noun for active awareness shaping behaviour
The hotel manager stayed mindful of the new safety rules during every fire drill.
每次消防演習時，這位飯店經理都顧及著新的安全規定。
stay mindful of + noun for ongoing awareness
Yan was mindful that the meeting room walls were thin and lowered her voice.
Yan 留意到會議室的牆很薄，於是壓低了音量。
Be mindful of the wet floor near the kitchen entrance.
請留意廚房入口附近的濕地板。
文法句型
be mindful of + noun
mindful that + clause
用法筆記
Almost always predicative (after 'be', 'stay', 'remain') and followed by 'of + noun' or 'that + clause'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names an active, in-the-moment awareness; sense 2 describes a general tendency.
常見錯誤
2. describing a person, attitude, or approach with a general habit of noticing deta
體察的
長期細心關注他人或細節的特質
describing a person, attitude, or approach with a general habit of noticing details, other people's needs, or wider effects — a settled trait rather than a moment.
Christopher takes a mindful approach to his cooking, choosing seasonal vegetables from the local market.
Christopher 對烹飪採取用心的態度，從當地市場挑選當季蔬菜。
mindful + noun describing a settled approach
Élise raised her children to be mindful citizens who think about how their choices affect the neighbourhood.
Élise 把孩子教成體察的公民，會思考自己的選擇對社區的影響。
mindful + noun as a character trait
The school encourages a mindful attitude toward classmates from different backgrounds.
學校鼓勵學生對來自不同背景的同學抱持用心的態度。
Sivan brought a mindful design philosophy to the office, asking how each desk shape affected workers' backs.
Sivan 把用心的設計理念帶進辦公室，會問每張桌子的形狀如何影響員工的背部。
- thoughtful
very close; 'mindful' adds a sense of intentional, meditative habit
- considerate
stresses care for others; 'mindful' covers both other-care and self-care
- deliberate
stresses planning; 'mindful' stresses ongoing awareness
- careless
habitually inattentive to consequences
- thoughtless
habitually failing to notice others' needs
文法句型
mindful + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only: appears directly before a noun (mindful approach, mindful citizen, mindful design). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a lasting tendency carried into many situations; sense 1 names active awareness in one moment.