expensively

expensively — adverb

1. using or costing a large amount of money, more than what would usually be expect

1.副詞B1
釋義

using or costing a large amount of money, more than what would usually be expected for a particular situation or thing

例句

The newlyweds decorated their first apartment expensively, with marble floors and silk curtains.

collocation: decorate expensively / furnish expensively

Aiko dressed expensively for the job interview, wearing a tailored silk suit.

collocation: dress expensively / be expensively dressed

同義詞
  • dearly

    used mainly with 'pay' or 'cost' ('it cost me dearly'); suggests a high emotional or financial price

  • lavishly

    implies spending freely and generously, often in a showy way

  • luxuriously

    focuses on comfort, pleasure, and high quality rather than just high cost

  • sumptuously

    suggests rich, elaborate decoration or meals, often with an impression of grandeur

反義詞
  • cheaply

    the most direct opposite; at a low cost

  • economically

    spending money carefully and without waste, not necessarily at a low cost

文法句型

verb + expensively

be + expensively + past participle

用法筆記

Commonly appears after verbs that describe how something is equipped, decorated, presented, or enjoyed (dress, decorate, furnish, entertain, celebrate). In formal writing it can also modify verbs like equip or appoint.

常見錯誤

❌The restaurant was very expensively.
✅The restaurant was very expensive.
💡'Expensively' is an adverb and cannot follow a linking verb like 'was'; use the adjective 'expensive' instead.
❌She bought an expensively handbag.
✅She bought an expensive handbag.
💡Use the adjective 'expensive' before a noun, not the adverb 'expensively'.