gratefully

gratefully — 副詞

1. doing or saying something with a warm feeling of thankfulness, usually when some

1.副詞B1
釋義

感激地

心懷感謝地做事或說話

doing or saying something with a warm feeling of thankfulness, usually when someone has given you help, a gift, or a kind gesture that you did not expect.

例句

Maeve gratefully accepted the scholarship that covered all her tuition fees.

Maeve 感激地接受了那筆足以支付她全部學費的獎學金。

gratefully + accept + concrete gift

The elderly woman smiled gratefully at Noa when he gave up his seat for her.

那位老太太感激地對 Noa 微笑，因為他把座位讓給了她。

verb of gesture + gratefully + at [person]

同義詞
  • thankfully

    casual and multi-purpose; can also mean 'fortunately', which gratefully does not

  • appreciatively

    more formal; stresses recognising the value of what was received

  • with gratitude

    phrase; more formal and slightly old-fashioned in tone

反義詞
  • ungratefully

    direct opposite; describes receiving without showing thanks or taking things for granted

  • resentfully

    receiving help but feeling bitter rather than thankful

文法句型

gratefully + verb (before main verb)

verb + gratefully (after linking or gesture verb)

gratefully + acknowledge/receive/accept + that-clause or direct object

用法筆記

Most naturally placed before the main verb ('gratefully accepted') or right after a verb of gesture or speech ('smiled gratefully', 'nodded gratefully'). Rarely used at the start of a sentence; doing so gives a noticeably literary tone.

常見錯誤

❌She gratefully thanked him for the gift he gave her.
✅She gratefully accepted the gift he gave her.
💡'thank' already carries the meaning of gratitude, so 'gratefully thanked' is redundant; pick one expression.
❌I would gratefully to accept your offer.
✅I would gratefully accept your offer.
💡drop 'to' after a modal verb; 'gratefully' directly modifies the bare infinitive 'accept'.