Reluctantly

释义 Definition

reluctantly（副词）：不情愿地；勉强地；心不甘情不愿地。常用于表示虽然做了某事，但内心并不愿意或缺乏热情。（也可在不同语境中表示“带着犹豫/抗拒地”。）

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/rɪˈlʌktəntli/

例句 Examples

She reluctantly agreed to help.
她勉强同意帮忙。

Reluctantly, he admitted that the plan had failed, even though it hurt his pride.
他不情愿地承认计划失败了，尽管这伤了他的自尊。

词源 Etymology

来自形容词 reluctant（不情愿的），其根源可追溯到拉丁语 reluctari，含义是“反抗、抵抗、挣扎”。因此 reluctantly 带有“内心在抗拒、却还是去做”的语感。

相关词 Related Words

• Hesitantly
• Unwillingly
• Resignedly
• Grudgingly
• Eagerly
• Readily

文学作品 Literary Works

• Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen
• Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
• Great Expectations — Charles Dickens