keenly

keenly — 副詞

1. Used before adjectives and passive emotion verbs to say a feeling or awareness i

1.副詞B2
釋義

強烈地

非常強烈地感受到

Used before adjectives and passive emotion verbs to say a feeling or awareness is extremely strong. Someone who is keenly aware notices something very clearly, and a loss that is keenly felt causes deep sadness.

例句

Amihan was keenly aware that her decision would affect the whole team.

Amihan 強烈地意識到自己的決定會影響整個團隊。

keenly aware + that-clause

The loss of the family home was keenly felt by everyone in the neighbourhood.

失去家園的痛苦，街坊鄰居都深切感受到了。

passive: keenly felt

同義詞
  • deeply

    focuses on the emotional depth rather than intensity

  • intensely

    stronger and more dramatic; less common in everyday speech

  • acutely

    suggests sharpness or painfulness; more formal

反義詞
  • barely

    suggests almost no awareness or feeling

  • faintly

    suggests a weak or unclear feeling

文法句型

keenly + adjective

keenly + past participle (emotion verb)

用法筆記

Most common with the adjectives aware, disappointed, sensitive, and with passive verbs like felt, missed, regretted. Not used with action verbs (e.g. ❌ 'She ran keenly').

常見錯誤

❌He is a keenly student.
✅He is a keen student.
💡keen is an adjective that modifies nouns; keenly is an adverb that modifies adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs.

2. in a way that shows close attention to every detail while looking, listening, or

2.副詞B2
釋義

敏銳地

仔細觀察不放過細節

in a way that shows close attention to every detail while looking, listening, or examining something.

例句

The detective watched the suspect's face keenly, looking for any sign of guilt.

那位偵探銳利地觀察嫌疑犯的表情，尋找任何心虛的跡象。

verb of perception + keenly: watched keenly

Andrés read the contract keenly, checking every clause before signing.

Andrés 仔細閱讀合約，簽名前逐一核對每個條款。

同義詞
  • closely

    more neutral and common; less emphasis on sharp perception

  • intently

    suggests focused mental effort

  • sharply

    suggests quick, almost piercing perception

反義詞

文法句型

verb of perception + adverb

用法筆記

Common with verbs like watch, observe, study, examine, read, listen. The focus is on noticing small details that others might miss.

常見錯誤

❌She keenly ate her dinner.
✅She watched her dinner being prepared keenly.
💡keenly is used for watching/listening/examining, not for ordinary physical actions.

3. Describing how someone acts when they really want something to happen and show g

3.副詞B2
釋義

熱切地

充滿熱情渴望地

Describing how someone acts when they really want something to happen and show great interest. If you wait keenly for an event, your excitement shows in how you behave.

例句

The children keenly waited for the ice cream truck to round the corner.

孩子們熱切地等待冰淇淋車開到轉角處。

noun + keenly + verb: enthusiasm for a future event

Tamar keenly volunteered to help organise the community festival.

Tamar 熱切地自願幫忙籌辦社區活動。

同義詞
  • eagerly

    directly synonymous; interchangeable in most cases

  • enthusiastically

    suggests excitement and positive energy

  • readily

    suggests willingness without hesitation

反義詞

文法句型

verb + keenly

用法筆記

Describes how someone does something — the eagerness is visible in the action itself. Commonly used with verbs of participation: volunteer, join, take part, apply.

常見錯誤

❌She is keenly for the trip.
✅She is keen on the trip.' or 'She keenly looked forward to the trip.
💡keenly is an adverb and cannot follow be + preposition; use keen on + noun or a verb with keenly.

4. at a low price that is deliberately set to compete with similar products or serv

4.副詞C1
釋義

低價地

價格低廉有競爭力

at a low price that is deliberately set to compete with similar products or services available from other sellers.

例句

The supermarket chain offers keenly priced vegetables and fruit every morning.

這家連鎖超市每天早上提供低價的新鮮蔬果。

collocation: keenly priced + noun

The hotel rooms were keenly priced compared to others in the city centre.

這家旅館的房價跟市中心其他旅館比起來，訂價很划算。

同義詞
  • competitively

    focuses on being priced similarly or better than rivals

  • cheaply

    more informal; does not imply competition

反義詞
  • expensively

    priced above average with no competitive angle

文法句型

keenly + past participle (priced)

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in the fixed expression keenly priced. Particularly common in British business writing and advertising. Rarely used with other past participles like sold or offered.

常見錯誤

❌The shop keenly sells apples.
✅The shop sells apples at a keenly priced rate.
💡keenly in this sense only works with priced, not with general verbs.