tunefully

IPA/ˈtjuːnfəli/
IPA/ˈtuːnfəli/

tunefully — 副詞

1. producing sounds that form a pleasant, well-ordered series of musical notes — us

1.副詞C1
釋義

悅耳地

發出優美旋律的聲音

producing sounds that form a pleasant, well-ordered series of musical notes — used especially to describe singing, playing an instrument, or melodic natural sounds such as birdsong.

例句

Every Sunday, the children's choir sang tunefully at the morning service in the village church.

每個星期天,兒童合唱團在村莊教堂的晨間禮拜中唱得悅耳動聽。

modifies 'sang': singing + tunefully

A small bird chirped tunefully from the cherry tree outside Aoi's bedroom window.

一隻小鳥在 Aoi 臥室窗外的櫻花樹上悅耳地啁啾。

natural sound: bird chirping + tunefully

同義詞
  • melodiously

    more formal and suggests a smooth, flowing quality; common in written description of music.

  • harmoniously

    stresses that notes sound well together, often used for multi-part music (choir, band).

  • musically

    broader in meaning; can refer to any quality related to music, not just pleasant sound.

反義詞
  • tunelessly

    direct opposite; producing sound that lacks a pleasant tune.

  • discordantly

    suggests harshness or clashing notes rather than simple lack of tune.

文法句型

verb of sound + tunefully

用法筆記

Commonly pairs with verbs of singing, playing instruments, or natural sound (birds, wind). Typically placed after the verb it modifies.

常見錯誤

She sang tuneful.
She sang tunefully.
💡'tuneful' is an adjective; the adverb 'tunefully' is required to modify a verb.
The tunefully song filled the room.
The tuneful song filled the room.
💡before a noun, use the adjective 'tuneful', not 'tunefully'.