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impulsively

UK //ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli//US //ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli//

词源

源自拉丁语 impulsus(推动、冲动),通过法语 impulsif 进入英语,后缀 -ly 构成副词形式。

adverb

❶ 指未经深思熟虑就采取行动,形容人做事冲动、不假思索的状态。常用于描述突然的决定或行为。

“She bought the dress impulsively without checking the price.”

(她一时冲动买了这条裙子,连价格都没看。)

“He impulsively quit his job after an argument with his boss.”

(和老板争吵后,他冲动地辞了职。)

同义词:spontaneously, rashly, hastily

常见短语

act impulsively — 形容因一时冲动而做出行动,通常带有缺乏考虑的意味。

“Teenagers often act impulsively without considering consequences.”

(青少年常会不计后果地冲动行事。)