organically
/ɔːˈɡænɪkli/ (bre, ipa) · /ɔːrˈɡænɪkli/ (ame, ipa) · /-k(ə)lē -li/ (ame, mw)
organically — 副詞
1. using farming methods that avoid artificial chemicals when growing crops or rais
用有機法
以不靠人工化學物質的方式種養
using farming methods that avoid artificial chemicals when growing crops or raising animals
Meera's family grows tomatoes organically on a small hill farm outside Tainan.
Meera 一家在台南郊外的小山農場用有機方式種番茄。
pattern: grow organically
The cafe buys organically raised eggs from a nearby farm every Friday.
這家咖啡館每週五都向附近農場購買用有機方式飼養的雞蛋。
collocation: organically raised eggs
After the soil test, Felix switched to organically grown rice for school lunches.
土壤檢測後，Felix 改買用有機方式種出的稻米做學校午餐。
Isabela sells organically farmed tea leaves at the weekend market.
Isabela 在週末市集販售以有機方式栽種的茶葉。
- using organic methods
more explicit, but longer and less natural inside a sentence
- without pesticides
focuses on chemical absence, but says less about the full farming system
- conventionally
describes standard farming that may use synthetic chemicals
- chemically
emphasises the use of artificial substances rather than organic methods
文法句型
grow organically
organically grown + noun
organically raised + noun
用法筆記
Usually modifies verbs about farming and food production, or past participles such as 'grown', 'raised', and 'farmed'. Distinguish from sense 4, which focuses on material coming from living things rather than on the farming method.
常見錯誤
2. taking shape by itself over time instead of through outside pressure or careful
自然而然
逐漸自然形成，非刻意安排
taking shape by itself over time instead of through outside pressure or careful planning
The friendship developed organically after Meera and Naoko shared the night shift.
Meera 和 Naoko 一起值夜班後，這段友誼自然而然地發展了起來。
collocation: developed organically
No one wrote a plan; the volunteer group formed organically after the flood.
沒有人寫計畫；洪水過後，這個志工團體自然而然地形成了。
contrast: no plan + formed organically
As the class talked, a better idea emerged organically from their notes.
大家討論時，一個更好的點子自然而然地從筆記裡浮現。
Over several months, the garden path curved organically around the old tree.
幾個月過去後，花園小徑自然而然地繞著老樹彎了過去。
- naturally
broader and less focused on gradual development inside a situation
- gradually
emphasises slow stages, even when each stage was planned
- spontaneously
suggests an immediate unplanned action, not a longer unfolding process
- deliberately
shows that people planned or directed the process on purpose
- artificially
suggests an unnatural process created from the outside
文法句型
develop organically
form organically
emerge organically
用法筆記
Often appears with verbs such as 'develop', 'grow', 'form', and 'emerge'. Distinguish from sense 5, which stresses connected design, while this sense stresses an unforced process.
常見錯誤
3. through a company's own sales and new customers, rather than by buying other bus
靠內部成長
靠公司自身營運擴張，而非併購
through a company's own sales and new customers, rather than by buying other businesses
The bakery expanded organically by opening one new shop each summer.
這家麵包店靠內部成長，每年夏天只多開一家新店。
business pattern: expanded organically
Investors liked that the company was growing organically instead of chasing takeovers.
投資人喜歡這家公司靠內部成長，而不是靠收購擴張。
contrast: organically vs takeovers
Jabari said the brand reached Korea organically before it hired local staff.
Jabari 說，這個品牌是在聘請當地員工前就靠內部成長進入韓國市場。
The clinic built its customer base organically through referrals from nearby schools.
這間診所透過附近學校的轉介，靠內部成長建立了客源。
- internally
close in meaning, but less fixed as a business growth term
- from within
stresses internal development, but sounds more general and less technical
- through acquisitions
growth achieved by buying other companies
- by takeover
focuses on expansion through control of another business
文法句型
grow organically
expand organically
build organically
用法筆記
Used in business and finance writing with verbs like 'grow', 'expand', and 'build'. It excludes growth that comes from mergers, acquisitions, or buying competitors.
常見錯誤
4. through material taken from plants or animals instead of from minerals or man-ma
源自生物
來自植物或動物等活體來源
through material taken from plants or animals instead of from minerals or man-made substances
The soap is colored organically with powder from dried flowers.
這塊肥皂是用源自乾花的粉末來上色的。
pattern: colored organically with + source
Gabriel's lab tested whether the dye was made organically from insect shells.
Gabriel 的實驗室測試這種染料是否源自昆蟲外殼。
collocation: made organically from
The museum showed how early ink was produced organically from tree bark.
博物館展示早期墨水如何源自樹皮而製成。
The chef thickened the sauce organically with seaweed instead of factory powder.
這位主廚用海帶讓醬汁變稠，也就是用生物來源的材料來處理，而不是用工廠粉末。
- biologically
more technical and often focuses on living processes, not just source material
- from natural sources
clear and accurate, but less compact than 'organically'
- synthetically
means made by chemical or industrial methods rather than from living material
- mineral-based
points to a non-living source rather than a plant or animal source
文法句型
made organically from + material
produced organically from + source
用法筆記
Mainly used in scientific, product, or historical descriptions of where a material comes from. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about food-production methods rather than the source substance itself.
5. with separate parts linked so they function together as one whole
有機地
使各部分彼此連結成整體
with separate parts linked so they function together as one whole
The architect blended the new library organically into the old market street.
這位建築師把新圖書館有機地融入舊市場街道之中。
pattern: blend organically into
Aylin wove family stories organically into the final chapter of her novel.
Aylin 把家族故事有機地編進小說的最後一章。
pattern: weave organically into
The teacher connected art and science organically during the museum project.
老師在博物館專題裡把藝術和科學有機地連結起來。
Good planners let new ideas fit organically within the original design.
好的規畫者會讓新點子有機地放進原本的設計裡。
- seamlessly
stresses smooth fit, but not always the idea of an interdependent whole
- coherently
focuses on logical clarity more than natural integration
- integrally
formal and stronger on essential connection inside a whole
- awkwardly
shows that parts do not fit together smoothly
- separately
keeps parts apart instead of joining them into one whole
文法句型
blend organically into
fit organically within
weave organically into
用法筆記
Often appears with verbs such as 'blend', 'weave', 'fit', and 'connect'. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about an unforced process over time, while this sense is about parts working together inside a structure or design.