accordingly
accordingly — adverb
1. doing something so that your action matches what a fact, message, or situation c
doing something so that your action matches what a fact, message, or situation calls for.
The weather forecast called for rain, so the hikers packed accordingly.
verb + accordingly: pack/dress/prepare accordingly
Once Hiro saw the test results, she adjusted her diet accordingly.
Customers' needs change every season, and our menu must change accordingly.
The coach explained the new rules and asked the players to behave accordingly.
If the river floods, please move the cattle to higher ground accordingly.
- appropriately
more general; 'appropriately' need not refer back to a stated fact, while 'accordingly' usually does.
- correspondingly
stresses a matching change; often used with comparative numbers or amounts.
- suitably
everyday register; focuses on suitability rather than logical match.
- inappropriately
in a way that does not fit the situation.
文法句型
verb + accordingly
用法筆記
Always sits at the end of a clause and refers back to a fact or instruction stated just before. Common with verbs of action like act, behave, plan, dress, prepare, adjust.
常見錯誤
2. used to link two statements, showing that the second one happens as a logical re
used to link two statements, showing that the second one happens as a logical result of the first.
The bridge was unsafe; accordingly, the city closed it to traffic last Monday.
sentence connector: ; accordingly, ...
Sales fell sharply in March, and the company accordingly reduced its staff.
mid-position: subject + accordingly + verb
The witness lied under oath, and the judge sentenced her accordingly.
Snow blocked the mountain pass; accordingly, the ski resort offered guests free hotel rooms.
Demand for the new phone was huge, and the factory accordingly added a night shift.
- therefore
neutral and very common; works in both formal and everyday writing.
- consequently
formal; emphasises a chain of cause and effect.
- thus
formal and slightly literary; often used in academic writing.
文法句型
clause; accordingly, clause
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense links two ideas as cause and result, and can sit before the main verb or at the start of the second clause after a semicolon. Sense 1 only appears at the end of a clause and means 'in a fitting way'.