tolerably
tolerably — 副詞
1. at a level that is acceptable or adequate, though not excellent or outstanding
尚可；還算
達到可接受但不出色的程度
at a level that is acceptable or adequate, though not excellent or outstanding
Greta speaks Spanish tolerably well, though she still struggles with past tenses.
Greta 的西班牙文說得還可接受，但她過去式仍然用不好。
tolerably + adjective (well) for skill level
The hotel room was tolerably clean, but the bathroom needed new tiles.
旅館房間還算乾淨，但浴室需要鋪新磁磚。
tolerably + adjective (clean) describing condition
Reuben plays the piano tolerably, but he has never performed in front of an audience.
Reuben 鋼琴彈得尚可，但他從未在觀眾面前表演過。
verb + tolerably for moderate ability
The weather in early March was tolerably warm, so the children played outside.
三月初的天氣還算暖和，所以孩子們到外面去玩。
Lisa manages tolerably on her part-time salary, though saving money is difficult.
Lisa 靠兼職薪水還算過得去，但存錢很不容易。
- tolerably well
- tolerably clean
- tolerably warm
- tolerably accurate
- tolerably safe
- reasonably
similar in meaning, but 'reasonably' is more common in everyday speech and can imply a more positive judgment
- fairly
more frequent and neutral; 'fairly' does not carry the nuance of 'just meeting a minimum standard'
- moderately
slightly more formal; emphasizes the middle point on a scale rather than the 'acceptable enough' quality
- unbearably
opposite extreme — too unpleasant to accept, whereas 'tolerably' means just acceptable
文法句型
tolerably + adjective
verb + tolerably
用法筆記
Commonly pairs with adjectives describing quality or condition (well, clean, safe, accurate) to indicate a middling level that meets minimum expectations but does not impress.
常見錯誤
同根字
- tolerable形容詞B2
- tolerate動詞B2
- tolerance名詞B2
- tolerant形容詞B2
- tolerantly副詞C1
- toleration名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- tolerably well
- tolerably clean
- tolerably warm
- tolerably accurate
- tolerably safe