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Safe and sound 是什么意思?平安无事,不改成两个副词

Safe and sound 表示平安无事,常在旅途结束后让亲友放心。即使放在 came back 后,这个固定表达也不改成 safely and soundly。

Safe and sound 表示完全安全、没有受伤。有人顺利抵达目的地,或从旅行、危险情况中安然返回时,人们会如释重负地这样说。它也可以用于物品:The parcel arrived safe and sound。

什么情境适合说 safe and sound?

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arrive/get home/come back + safe and sound; be safe and sound

  • After a twelve-hour delay, we finally landed in Rome safe and sound.
  • Please text me when you get home safe and sound.
  • The lost cat came back three days later, safe and sound but very hungry.

修改原因

修改前The children came back from summer camp safely and soundly.

修改后The children came back from summer camp safe and sound.

Came back 后面似乎应该接副词,但这个习语由形容词构成,形式固定。表达平安归来时,不把它改写成 safely and soundly。修改恢复了固定形式 safe and sound。

Cambridge Dictionary

中性的表达是 arrive safely:The plane landed safely。Safe and sound 更温暖,常用于曾经担心的家人和朋友之间。作文或新闻报道中,safely 或 unharmed 更常见:All passengers left the train unharmed。

动手练习

My flight was cancelled and my bag got lost, but at least I got home ___.

(safe and sound / safely and soundly)

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safe and sound — At least 在一连串麻烦后引出好消息:最重要的是平安回家,所以选 safe and sound。Safely and soundly 试图在动词后把习语改成副词形式,但这里应该保留固定表达。

旅行后给家人写一条消息。说明从哪里回来,以及路上遇到了什么困难。

We're back from Istanbul safe and sound, although our train was two hours late and the taxi driver got lost.

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