pleasantly

pleasantly — adverb

1. so as to feel nice, comfortable, or kind — used about an action, manner, or qual

1.副詞B1
釋義

so as to feel nice, comfortable, or kind — used about an action, manner, or quality that gives someone a positive feeling, often slightly better than they expected.

例句

Maya was pleasantly surprised to find a birthday card from her grandmother in the mailbox.

pleasantly + past participle: pleasantly surprised

The hotel room was small but pleasantly cool after the long walk through the city.

pleasantly + adjective for a positive quality

同義詞
  • agreeably

    slightly more formal; often modifies 'surprised' the same way

  • nicely

    more general and informal; can also mean 'skilfully' or 'neatly'

  • amiably

    stresses the friendly, good-natured manner of a person; usually with verbs like 'smile', 'chat'

反義詞
  • unpleasantly

    direct opposite; describes something that feels uncomfortable or rude

  • rudely

    applies only to manner with people, not to qualities like temperature

文法句型

pleasantly + adjective (e.g. pleasantly surprised, pleasantly cool)

verb + pleasantly (e.g. smile pleasantly, chat pleasantly)

用法筆記

Frequently modifies adjectives that describe an unexpected positive quality, especially 'surprised', 'warm', 'cool', 'quiet', 'plump'. With verbs of speech or expression (smile, chat, greet, reply), it adds a friendly, polite tone.

常見錯誤

❌I pleasantly enjoyed the meal.
✅I really enjoyed the meal.
💡'pleasantly' does not intensify a verb that already means 'feel pleasure'; use 'really' or 'very much' instead.
❌The food tasted pleasantly.
✅The food tasted pleasant.
💡after linking verbs like 'taste', 'smell', 'feel', use the adjective 'pleasant', not the adverb.