单词 | adverbially |
释义 | adverbiallyadv. In an adverbial manner; by means of an adverb; as an adverb. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adverb > [adverb] adverbiallyc1450 c1450 in D. Thomson Middle Eng. Grammatical Texts (1984) 206 Hit schal be putt in the accusatyfe case aduerbyaly. 1586 W. Bullokar Pamphlet for Gram. 41 (margin) Qualitiues end in ly, wise, or are adjectives, compounded with a, or used adverbially. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 113 (note) in Poems I wonder none have thought of interpreting Δίκην adverbially. 1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 161 There are great Numbers of Adjectives that are used Adverbially, or as Adverbs. 1799 W. Wennington tr. A. H. J. Lafontaine Man of Nature To Rdr. p. xxvii Once or twice I have used a preterite participially; more than once or twice an adnoun adverbially. 1835 Times 10 Aug. 4/5 The words ‘on or about’, the sense of which was, that when they were used..adverbially, they meant ‘or nearly’. 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 365 The simplest way of applying a noun adverbially was by adding it to the sentence in its ablative or instrumental case. 1928 Denton (Texas) Record-Chron. 25 Feb. 8/7 ‘Near by’ used adverbially is correct. 1992 Eng. Today Apr. 31/1 As a result of all the fuss about misusing good adverbially, the word, like the pronoun me , has become suspect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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