promisingly
promisingly — 副詞
1. with early evidence that future success, improvement, or enjoyment is likely
前景可期
顯示未來可能成功或有好結果
with early evidence that future success, improvement, or enjoyment is likely
The new cafe opened promisingly and sold out of sandwiches by noon.
那家新咖啡館開張第一天就有好兆頭,中午前三明治便賣光了。
opened promisingly — strong first-day signs
Tomato plants are growing promisingly in the greenhouse behind the school.
學校後方溫室裡的番茄苗長勢看好。
Ticket sales rose promisingly after William posted the trailer online.
William 把預告片放上網後,售票數字開始有好兆頭。
The science club began promisingly, with thirty students at its first meeting.
科學社一開始就前景可期,第一次開會便來了三十名學生。
The patient's breathing improved promisingly after the new medicine was given.
用了新藥後,病人的呼吸情況開始看好。
- encouragingly
stresses that the signs make people feel more hopeful
- favorably
more formal; often used for numbers, reports, or official reactions
- hopefully
can sound more subjective because it often reflects a wish or expectation
- unpromisingly
in a way that suggests poor future results
文法句型
start/begin + promisingly
grow/improve + promisingly
rise + promisingly
用法筆記
Often follows verbs such as start, begin, grow, improve, and rise when early evidence points to future success. It does not mean the success has already happened; for completed results, use successfully instead.