tangibly
/ˈtændʒəbli/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈændʒəbli] /ˈtændʒəbli/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈændʒəbli] /ˈtanjəblē How to pronounce tangibly (audio) ˈtaan-, -bli/ (ame, mw)
tangibly — 副詞
1. producing an effect that is so clear and strong that it seems real enough to be
具體地
以明顯可感受到的方式
producing an effect that is so clear and strong that it seems real enough to be touched or measured
After months of physiotherapy, Tomás tangibly felt the difference in his knee's strength.
經過數月的物理治療，Tomás 具體感受到膝蓋力量的差異。
tangibly feel + noun phrase showing physical change
The new recycling program tangibly reduced the amount of waste sent to landfills each week.
新的回收計畫每週具體減少了送往掩埋場的垃圾量。
tangibly reduced + noun phrase (measurable result)
Diya's donation tangibly improved the daily lives of twenty refugee families living in the camp.
Diya 的捐款具體改善了營地中二十個難民家庭的日常生活。
The improvements to the park were tangibly appreciated by local residents of all ages.
公園的改善工程受到當地各年齡層居民具體的肯定。
Scientists found tangibly less pollution in the river after the factory installed new filters.
科學家發現安裝新濾水器後，河川的汙染具體減少了。
- concretely
more general — describes anything with specific form or detail, not just physical sensation
- palpably
emphasizes a feeling so strong it seems touchable; slightly more literary in tone
- measurably
focuses on the ability to quantify or count the change
- physically
restricted to bodily or material sensation; does not cover emotional or abstract effects
- intangibly
direct opposite — describes something real but not touchable or measurable
- abstractly
emphasizes that something exists only as an idea or concept
- vaguely
suggests lack of clarity, not just lack of physical form
文法句型
tangibly + verb (e.g. reduce, improve, feel)
tangibly + adjective/comparative (e.g. better, different, less)
用法筆記
Most common with verbs that describe a measurable change or difference (improve, reduce, feel, demonstrate, benefit). Used more often in formal or written English than in casual speech.