Inwardly

释义 Definition

inwardly（副词）：在内心里；内在地；表面不显露地（常指情绪、想法在心中进行）。也可指“向内地、在内部”。

发音 Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.wɚd.li/

例句 Examples

She smiled, but inwardly she felt nervous.
她微笑着，但内心其实很紧张。

Inwardly, he struggled with doubt, even as he spoke with confidence to the team.
尽管他对团队讲话时表现得很自信，但内心里一直在与怀疑作斗争。

词源 Etymology

inwardly 来自 inward（向内的、内心的）+ 副词后缀 -ly，字面意思就是“以向内/在内的方式”。inward 源于古英语中表示“里面、内部”的词根，用来强调“内在、心里”的方向或状态。

相关词 Related Words

• Internally
• Mentally
• Secretly
• Privately
• Silently
• Within
• Inside
• Outwardly

文学作品 Literary Works

• Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen
• Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
• Great Expectations — Charles Dickens
• The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde