shortly學測 L3KK [ˈʃɔrtli]/ˈʃɔrtli/
不久;很快地·簡短地;扼要地·唐突無禮地
學測常考副詞,三個意思都與「短」有關
The plane will land shortly, so please put away your bag.

飛機很快就要降落了,請收好你的包包。

shortly 的三個意思—不久、簡短、唐突—都在於「把某件事剪短」的畫面。

一個畫面:剪刀剪短

剪短等待等待的時間變短,快要發生
剪短話語話只留重點,不拖泥帶水
剪短客套回話又快又冷,少了寒暄

義項

剪短等待B1adverb不久;很快地
Please take a seat; the doctor will see you shortly.
請坐,醫生很快就會為您看診。
see you shortlyarrive shortly
剪短話語B2adverb簡短地;扼要地
To put it shortly, John planned to go hiking.
被問到週末計畫時,約翰簡短地說:「我會去爬山。」
reply shortlyanswer shortly
剪短客套B2adverb唐突無禮地
When the customer asked for more time, the manager said shortly, "No, it must be done now."
顧客要求多一點時間時,經理沒好氣地說:「不行,現在必須完成。」
say shortly

片語

shortly after緊接在後 →在…之後不久
shortly before就在之前 →在…之前不久
arrive shortly即將抵達 →很快就會到達
see you shortly馬上見面 →很快就會見面

你會不會這樣說?

The meeting will end ___. (short / shortly)

看答案

shortly

shortly 是副詞修飾動詞,short 是形容詞,不能直接修飾 end。

'John said shortly, "I will go hiking."' 這裡的 shortly 最接近哪個意思?(A) 不久 (B) 簡短地 (C) 唐突地

看答案

(B)

此句描述回答方式簡短,對應「簡短地」義項,而非時間或語氣。

字族

short 短的;矮的・shorten 縮短・shortage 短缺

順路看看

curtly專指語氣生硬,比 shortly 更明確

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

新人訓練
The orientation session will begin shortly, so please take your seats.
新人說明會即將開始,請各位入座。
會議中的語氣
Clearly annoyed by the interruption, the supervisor replied shortly, "Ask me after the meeting."
主管顯然對被打斷感到不悅,沒好氣地回答:「會後再問我。」

詞族

short adjective 短的;簡短的・shorten verb 縮短・shortness noun 短;簡短・shortly adverb 不久;沒好氣地

四選一

The coordinator will contact you ____ to confirm the meeting room.

  • shortness
  • shortly
  • shorten
  • shortened
看答案

shortly

shortly 是副詞,在此表示不久後會聯絡。shortness 是名詞;shorten 是原形動詞;shortened 是過去式或過去分詞,均無法在此結構中表達聯絡的時間。

同義改寫

The orientation session will begin shortly, so please take your seats. → The orientation session will begin soon, so please take your seats.
此處 shortly 與 soon 都表示從現在起不久後,沒有指定確切分鐘數。
Clearly annoyed by the interruption, the supervisor replied shortly, "Ask me after the meeting." → Clearly annoyed by the interruption, the supervisor replied curtly, "Ask me after the meeting."
前文已表明主管不悅,因此 shortly 表示簡短而不友善的語氣,與 curtly 相當。

延伸練習

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