safely

safely — adverb

1. without causing or receiving harm, damage, loss, or risk

1.副詞B1
釋義

without causing or receiving harm, damage, loss, or risk

例句

The children arrived safely at school after the snow storm.

arrive safely — travel without harm

Christopher called his mother to tell her he had landed safely in Tokyo.

同義詞
  • securely

    focuses on protection from theft or unauthorised access, not general physical safety

  • without incident

    more formal; emphasises that nothing went wrong during a journey or event

反義詞
  • dangerously

    in a way that could cause harm or risk

  • recklessly

    in a way that ignores danger or takes unnecessary chances

文法句型

verb + safely (manner)

can safely + verb (epistemic)

用法筆記

Has two main patterns: (1) with verbs of movement or action (arrive, drive, keep) to mean without physical harm or loss; (2) with verbs of thinking or speaking (say, assume, conclude) to mean with good reason and little risk of being wrong.

常見錯誤

❌I arrived safe after the long flight.
✅I arrived safely after the long flight.
💡Use the adverb 'safely' to describe how an action is done, not the adjective 'safe'.