particularly

particularly — adverb

1. used to give extra attention to one person, thing, or part, or to show that some

1.副詞B1
釋義

used to give extra attention to one person, thing, or part, or to show that something is true to a stronger degree.

例句

Mina particularly enjoys quiet cafes near the river on rainy afternoons.

particularly + enjoy to single something out

The north room gets particularly cold after sunset in winter.

particularly + adjective for stronger degree

同義詞
  • especially

    very close in meaning and often the most natural everyday alternative

  • specifically

    narrower and used more for exact details or exact purpose

  • notably

    more formal and often used in writing to mark something worth notice

  • exceptionally

    focuses more on an unusually high degree than on singling something out

文法句型

particularly + adjective

particularly + like/enjoy/love

particularly for + noun

用法筆記

Common before adjectives such as hard, useful, and important, and before verbs such as like, enjoy, and love. Before adjectives it usually raises the degree; before verbs or noun phrases it often singles out one choice from a larger group.

常見錯誤

❌I very particularly like this cafe.
✅I particularly like this cafe.
💡particularly already adds emphasis here, so very is usually unnecessary.
❌I like all the cakes, particularly I choose the lemon one.
✅I like all the cakes, but I particularly like the lemon one.
💡particularly usually modifies the verb or adjective inside the clause, not a separate full clause.