illegally

illegally — adverb

1. done in a manner that breaks the law applying to that specific action — for exam

1.副詞B2
釋義

done in a manner that breaks the law applying to that specific action — for example, parking where signs say no, copying a DVD without paying for it, or entering a country without permission from its government.

例句

Kasia illegally parked her scooter in front of the fire station and got a ticket.

collocation: illegally parked

A small firm illegally copied code from a rival and sold it as its own.

collocation: illegally copied

同義詞
  • unlawfully

    more formal and common in legal documents or court language

  • illicitly

    used especially for secret or forbidden trade, drugs, or relationships

  • criminally

    stronger connotation — implies the action is a crime, not just a civil offence

反義詞

文法句型

illegally + verb

verb + illegally

用法筆記

Commonly modifies verbs for regulated actions: park, enter, copy, download, dump, hire, trade, possess. The word describes the way an action is done, not the person doing it — so while someone can park illegally, it sounds unnatural to say they are an 'illegal parker'.

常見錯誤

❌He did something illegally.
✅He parked illegally.
💡'illegally' needs a specific action verb, not the general verb 'do'.
❌She is an illegally driver.
✅She was driving illegally.
💡'illegally' is an adverb, not an adjective; it cannot modify a noun.