calmly
calmly — 副詞
1. behaving or speaking in a peaceful way, without letting fear, anger, or stress a
冷靜地
平穩不慌，不受情緒影響
behaving or speaking in a peaceful way, without letting fear, anger, or stress affect what you do or say.
Aiko calmly explained her reasons for leaving the project to the whole team.
Aiko 冷靜地向整個團隊解釋她離開專案的原因。
calmly + verb of speaking
Even with the fire alarm ringing, the teacher calmly led the children outside.
即使火災警報響起，老師還是冷靜地帶領孩子們到外面。
adverb before past-tense verb
The pilot calmly told passengers to stay seated while the plane shook.
飛機搖晃時，機長冷靜地指示乘客留在座位上。
Ravi took a deep breath and calmly answered each question during the interview.
Ravi 深吸一口氣，在面試中冷靜地回答了每個問題。
- serenely
suggests a deeper inner peace, more poetic or literary
- composedly
formal; focuses on self-control under pressure
- coolly
can suggest slight emotional detachment or confidence
- nervously
opposite — showing worry or fear
- frantically
opposite — in a hurried, panic-driven way
文法句型
verb + calmly
calmly + verb
用法筆記
Frequently collocates with verbs of speaking (said, explained, told) and verbs of action in stressful situations (handled, dealt with, responded).
常見錯誤
2. moving or doing something in a slow, steady way without rushing, even when there
從容地
動作平穩徐緩，不匆忙
moving or doing something in a slow, steady way without rushing, even when there is no reason to hurry.
The old man calmly walked along the beach, stopping to look at the shells.
老人從容地沿著沙灘散步，時而停下來看看貝殼。
calmly walked — unhurried movement
Priya calmly stirred the soup while the guests chatted in the next room.
Priya 在隔壁房間客人聊天的時候，從容地攪拌著湯。
Leila calmly folded the laundry and placed each item into the drawer.
Leila 從容地摺好衣物，一件一件放進抽屜。
Hana closed the book, calmly set it on the shelf, and turned off the light.
Hana 闔上書本，從容地把它放在書架上，然後關了燈。
文法句型
verb + calmly
calmly + verb
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (emotional calm under pressure), this sense describes unhurried physical movement. The context usually involves a routine or leisurely activity rather than a crisis.