“仔细地”在英语中常见的表达有 carefully、meticulously、thoroughly 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
carefully:最常用,强调做事时小心谨慎、不马虎,注重细节,避免出错。例如:
She examined the report carefully.(她仔细地检查了报告。)
He drove carefully to avoid any accidents.(他开车很小心,以避免任何事故。)
meticulously:语气比“carefully”更强,指做事极度细致、精确,不放过任何微小细节,常用于正式或强调高度精确性的语境。例如:
The scientist meticulously recorded every detail of the experiment.(这位科学家仔细地记录了实验的每一个细节。)
The artisan crafted the furniture meticulously.(工匠精心地制作了这件家具。)
thoroughly:侧重于全面、深入地做某事,确保每个部分都被考虑到或处理到,强调做事的完整性。例如:
We need to research the topic thoroughly before writing the paper.(在写论文之前,我们需要对这个主题进行彻底的研究。)
The house was thoroughly cleaned before the guests arrived.(客人们到来之前,房子被彻底打扫干净了。)