**副词 (adv.)**:坚决地,果断地,毫不动摇地。形容以坚定的决心和毅力去做某事。
She resolutely refused to give up, no matter how difficult the situation became.
无论局势多么艰难,她都坚决拒绝放弃。
Despite facing fierce opposition from his colleagues, he resolutely pursued the reform plan he believed would benefit the community.
尽管遭到同事们的强烈反对,他依然坚定不移地推进他认为有利于社区的改革计划。
该词源自拉丁语 resolutus,是动词 resolvere 的过去分词,意为"松开、解开",由 re-(再次)和 solvere(松开、解决)组成。后来在英语中,resolute 发展出"坚定的、果断的"含义,强调一个人内心"已下定决心、不再犹豫"的状态。加上副词后缀 -ly,便构成了 resolutely,表示"以坚定的方式"。该词自16世纪起在英语中广泛使用。