admiringly
admiringly — adverb
1. using words, looks, or actions to show you greatly respect, approve of, or feel
using words, looks, or actions to show you greatly respect, approve of, or feel pleasure towards someone or something
Vikram looked admiringly at the detailed wood carvings on the old temple walls.
adverb after verb of perception: looked admiringly at [object]
Sirin spoke admiringly of her grandmother's courage during the difficult years of the war.
adverb after verb of speaking: spoke admiringly of [someone]
"What a beautiful painting!" Yael said admiringly, stepping closer to the canvas.
The art students gathered around the stone sculpture, gazing admiringly at its smooth surface.
Lan nodded admiringly as her colleague explained the clever engineering solution step by step.
- appreciatively
more about recognising value or quality; slightly less emotional than admiringly
- approvingly
focuses on expressing agreement or positive judgment, not necessarily deep respect
- respectfully
emphasises deference and honour toward someone or something
- scornfully
shows contempt or strong disapproval, the opposite of admiration
- disdainfully
suggests looking down on something as unworthy, opposite of looking up with admiration
文法句型
[verb of perception] + admiringly + at/of [object]
[verb of reaction] + admiringly + as [clause]
用法筆記
Admiringly typically follows verbs of perception (look, gaze, watch) or reaction (smile, nod, speak). It can also appear at the end of a quoted statement as a speech tag, giving the feeling that the speaker is genuinely impressed. The adverb is less common in everyday conversation and more frequent in descriptive or literary writing.