英语词汇“respectively”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

Respectively is used to indicate order, like if you said "Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan excelled in swimming and basketball, respectively."

You can think of respectively as a word that lines things up in order so they match. You might say that pizza and meatloaf are your favorite and least favorite foods, respectively. If you and your sister were voted Most Improved and MVP in a baseball league, respectively, then you got better and your sister was the best. This word doesn't have much to do with respect, but it is respectful to write clearly, and respectively helps with that.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

respectfully / respectively

If you kiss the mob boss's ring, do it respectfully, or full of respect and admiration. But respectively means "in the order given," so if you have to kiss up to the rest of the mob, make sure to shake hands and high five Jimmy Rags and Tommy Two Face, respectively because Jimmy prefers a handshake, but Tommy loves a good high five.

To show respect is to show how you admire something or someone, to show deference or obedience. Therefore, when you do something respectfully, you're being polite because you do it full of respect:

Mr. Ruck listened, as he always listened, respectfully. (Henry James)

"So tonight, we are respectfully asking the candidates to try to put aside the talking points," he says. (Time)

The servants bowed respectfully, and retired in silence. (Bernhard Severin Ingemann)

Respectively, on the other hand, means in a manner that treats several things individually, one by one, in a sequence. It's a way to keep lists parallel, and it rescues sentences from extra words:

By comparison, Mitalas said fellow Metro League schools Seattle Prep and Lakeside had 70 and 40 turn out, respectively. (Seattle Times)

That's easier to say than "Seattle Prep had a turn out of 70 and Lakeside had a turn out of 40." Same goes for this quote from an obituary of actor Cliff Robertson:

His TV performances in "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Hustler," for example, were filmed with Jack Lemmon and Paul Newman, respectively. (Washington Post)

Sign your emails "respectfully yours" if you're full of respect for the person you're writing to, and save respectively for singling things out. The grammar mob appreciates your attention to these details.

WORD FAMILY

respective: irrespective, respectively

USAGE EXAMPLES

On Monday morning, the NBA announced Wall and Harden as the Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

The approval numbers for Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton’s transitions were 75 percent, 65 percent and 67 percent, respectively.

Salon(Jan 01, 2017)

Adrian and Jacob, both considered juniors, are from Germany and Denmark, respectively.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

adv in the order given

the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively

Syn

severally

单词	respectively
释义	respectively (once / 630 pages) adv Respectively is used to indicate order, like if you said "Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan excelled in swimming and basketball, respectively." You can think of respectively as a word that lines things up in order so they match. You might say that pizza and meatloaf are your favorite and least favorite foods, respectively. If you and your sister were voted Most Improved and MVP in a baseball league, respectively, then you got better and your sister was the best. This word doesn't have much to do with respect, but it is respectful to write clearly, and respectively helps with that. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS respectfully / respectively If you kiss the mob boss's ring, do it respectfully, or full of respect and admiration. But respectively means "in the order given," so if you have to kiss up to the rest of the mob, make sure to shake hands and high five Jimmy Rags and Tommy Two Face, respectively because Jimmy prefers a handshake, but Tommy loves a good high five. To show respect is to show how you admire something or someone, to show deference or obedience. Therefore, when you do something respectfully, you're being polite because you do it full of respect: Mr. Ruck listened, as he always listened, respectfully. (Henry James) "So tonight, we are respectfully asking the candidates to try to put aside the talking points," he says. (Time) The servants bowed respectfully, and retired in silence. (Bernhard Severin Ingemann) Respectively, on the other hand, means in a manner that treats several things individually, one by one, in a sequence. It's a way to keep lists parallel, and it rescues sentences from extra words: By comparison, Mitalas said fellow Metro League schools Seattle Prep and Lakeside had 70 and 40 turn out, respectively. (Seattle Times) That's easier to say than "Seattle Prep had a turn out of 70 and Lakeside had a turn out of 40." Same goes for this quote from an obituary of actor Cliff Robertson: His TV performances in "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Hustler," for example, were filmed with Jack Lemmon and Paul Newman, respectively. (Washington Post) Sign your emails "respectfully yours" if you're full of respect for the person you're writing to, and save respectively for singling things out. The grammar mob appreciates your attention to these details. WORD FAMILY respective: irrespective, respectively USAGE EXAMPLES On Monday morning, the NBA announced Wall and Harden as the Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The approval numbers for Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton’s transitions were 75 percent, 65 percent and 67 percent, respectively. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Adrian and Jacob, both considered juniors, are from Germany and Denmark, respectively. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) adv in the order given the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively Syn severally
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