"inwardly" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 內心地
• 在心裡

Definition

以在內心或感受中體驗或感受到的方式，而不會在外表上或公開地表現出來。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Inwardly' 較正式，用於形容未外露的心中感受，常配合形容心情的詞。別和指物理內部的 'internally' 混淆，經常和 'outwardly' 對比。

Examples

She smiled, but inwardly she was sad.

她微笑了，但**內心地**感到難過。

He was inwardly nervous before the test.

考試前他**內心地**很緊張。

They looked calm, but inwardly they were scared.

他們看起來很冷靜，但**內心地**很害怕。

I was celebrating with everyone, but inwardly I doubted myself.

我和大家一起慶祝，但**內心地**對自己有些懷疑。

Inwardly, he hoped she would say yes.

**內心裡**，他希望她會答應。

She acted confident, but inwardly she wasn't sure what to do next.

她表現得很自信，但**內心地**不知道接下來怎麼做。