accordingly

accordingly — 副詞

1. doing something so that your action matches what a fact, message, or situation c

1.副詞B2
釋義

相應地

依照當下情況做出合適的反應

doing something so that your action matches what a fact, message, or situation calls for.

例句

The weather forecast called for rain, so the hikers packed accordingly.

氣象預報說會下雨，所以登山客也相應地準備了裝備。

verb + accordingly: pack/dress/prepare accordingly

Once Hiro saw the test results, she adjusted her diet accordingly.

Hiro 看到檢查結果後，便相應地調整了她的飲食。

同義詞
  • appropriately

    more general; 'appropriately' need not refer back to a stated fact, while 'accordingly' usually does.

  • correspondingly

    stresses a matching change; often used with comparative numbers or amounts.

  • suitably

    everyday register; focuses on suitability rather than logical match.

反義詞

文法句型

verb + accordingly

用法筆記

Always sits at the end of a clause and refers back to a fact or instruction stated just before. Common with verbs of action like act, behave, plan, dress, prepare, adjust.

常見錯誤

❌She accordingly changed her plans.
✅She changed her plans accordingly.
💡accordingly normally goes at the end of the clause, not before the verb.

2. used to link two statements, showing that the second one happens as a logical re

2.副詞C1
釋義

因此；於是

用以表示後句是前句的結果

used to link two statements, showing that the second one happens as a logical result of the first.

例句

The bridge was unsafe; accordingly, the city closed it to traffic last Monday.

那座橋不安全；因此，市政府上週一就把它封閉，禁止車輛通行。

sentence connector: ; accordingly, ...

Sales fell sharply in March, and the company accordingly reduced its staff.

三月份業績大幅下滑，公司因此裁減了人力。

mid-position: subject + accordingly + verb

同義詞
  • therefore

    neutral and very common; works in both formal and everyday writing.

  • consequently

    formal; emphasises a chain of cause and effect.

  • thus

    formal and slightly literary; often used in academic writing.

文法句型

clause; accordingly, clause

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense links two ideas as cause and result, and can sit before the main verb or at the start of the second clause after a semicolon. Sense 1 only appears at the end of a clause and means 'in a fitting way'.

常見錯誤

❌It rained heavily, accordingly we cancelled the picnic.
✅It rained heavily; accordingly, we cancelled the picnic.
💡when 'accordingly' joins two full clauses, use a semicolon before it and a comma after.