spiritlessly
spiritlessly — 副詞
1. while feeling and showing no energy, interest, or liveliness
無精打采地
以毫無活力或熱情的方式
while feeling and showing no energy, interest, or liveliness
Élise shrugged spiritlessly when her boss asked if she wanted the promotion.
當老闆問 Élise 想不想升遷時，她無精打采地聳了聳肩。
verb + spiritlessly to show a flat reaction
The tired players passed the ball spiritlessly across the muddy field.
疲憊的球員們無精打采地在泥濘的球場上傳球。
describing a dull, low-energy physical action
Esteban answered the teacher's questions spiritlessly, staring at his desk the whole time.
Esteban 無精打采地回答老師的問題，全程都盯著自己的桌子。
The choir sang spiritlessly, and the empty hall made the music sound even sadder.
合唱團唱得無精打采，空蕩蕩的大廳讓音樂聽起來更悲傷了。
After losing his job, Dario wandered spiritlessly around the quiet supermarket.
丟了工作之後，Dario 無精打采地在安靜的超市裡閒晃。
- listlessly
very close in meaning; stresses tiredness or lack of will more than low mood
- halfheartedly
focuses on weak effort rather than the absence of all energy
- apathetically
stresses not caring at all; more about indifference than low energy
- energetically
with strong, lively force
- enthusiastically
with eager interest and excitement
用法筆記
Almost always modifies a verb of action or speech to stress that the person felt no enthusiasm. Common in narrative writing rather than everyday conversation.