understandingly
/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋli/ (ame, ipa)
understandingly — 副詞
1. Showing that you accept someone's difficult situation or mistake and respond wit
體諒地
以體諒且不苛責的方式
Showing that you accept someone's difficult situation or mistake and respond with patience and kindness rather than anger or blame
When Mei-Lin explained she was late, her boss nodded understandingly and asked no more questions.
當 Mei-Lin 解釋她遲到了時，她的老闆體諒地點了點頭，沒有再多問。
nodded understandingly — common verb collocation
The doctor listened understandingly as the patient described the pain in her lower back.
醫師體諒地聆聽病人描述她下背部的疼痛。
listened understandingly — commonly used with verbs of attentive reaction
Diego's grandmother patted his hand understandingly when he admitted he had failed the driving test.
Diego 的祖母在他承認駕照考試沒有通過時，體諒地拍了拍他的手。
Fatima spoke understandingly to the new student who was struggling to find the right classroom.
Fatima 體諒地對那位找不到教室的新生說話。
- sympathetically
focuses more on feeling pity or compassion for someone's hardship
- compassionately
stronger emotional involvement, often in serious or painful situations
- kindly
more general; does not specifically imply awareness of a problem
- unsympathetically
showing no care or concern for another person's situation
- coldly
responding without warmth or emotional support
文法句型
[verb] understandingly — modifies verbs of reaction or speech
用法筆記
Commonly modifies verbs that describe a person's reaction to another's difficulty, such as nod, smile, listen, speak, and look. The word emphasizes a lack of harsh judgment.