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132 deliberately
英音[di'libəritli];美音[di'libəritli]
With intention;in an intentional manner
adv.故意地,蓄意地,存心地
同义voluntarily, intentionally反义accidentally名词deliberation
解析:deliberately来源于拉丁文de-(向下)+-liber-(天平、磅)+-ate-(后缀)+-ly(后缀),其字面意思为把磅数(重量单位)向下报。“缺斤短两”肯定是“故意地”。
voluntarily使用广泛,侧重不受约束或行动不受其他因素影响。例如:She has voluntarily worked at the community for 30 years.(她为社区自愿工作了三十年。)
intentionally指强调知道所要达到的目的,即有明确的目的和意图。例如:I did not intentionally mean to shock you.(我并不是故意想吓你。)
deliberately指有意地、故意地,特别是经过深思熟虑后而干某事。例如:My class-mates fooled me deliberately on April Fool’s Day.(愚人节那天同学们蓄意愚弄了我。)