reply
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to say or write something as an answer to somebody/something 回答；答複 She didn't even bother to reply. 她甚至懶得回答。 He was quick to reply. 他很快回答。 - reply to somebody/something
to reply to a question/an email/a query 回複問題/電子郵件/詢問 He hasn't replied to any of my text messages. 他沒有回複我的任何短信。 She usually replies immediately to comments on her posts. 她通常會立即回複對她的帖子的評論。 - reply with something
She simply replied with a smile. 她只是微笑着回答。 - reply to somebody/something with something
He replied to her question with a scowl. 他皺着眉頭回答了她的問題。 - + speech
‘I won't let you down,’ he replied confidently. 他信心十足地答道：“我不會讓你失望的。” - reply that…
The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment. 參議員回答說他不宜發表評論。
Which Word? answer / replyanswer / replyverbs- Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.
answer 和 reply 爲口語或書面語中表示回答問題、複信等最通用的動詞。 - Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something:
表示回答或回複時，answer 後不用 to，賓語可以是人，也可以是問題或信，而 reply 後要用 to： I’m writing to answer your questions 特此函複貴方提問。 I’m writing to reply to your questions. 特此函複貴方提問。 - I’m writing to answer to your questions.
- Answer can be used with or without an object:
I haven’t answered her email yet. 我還沒有回複她的電郵。 I knocked on the door but nobody answered. 我敲了門，但無人應答。
reply 常帶直接引語： ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied. “我不會讓你失望的。” 他回答說。
- Respond is less common and more formal:
respond 較少用，且較正式： The directors were unwilling to respond to questions. 董事們不願意回答問題。
- You can only answer a door or a phone.
Nouns 名詞 - Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to:
注意 in answer to 和 in reply to 的用法： I’m writing in answer to your letter. 特此函複。
Extra Examples‘I have no idea,’ she replied calmly. “我不知道，”她平靜地回答。 ‘I know!’ she replied matter-of-factly. “我知道！”她毫無表情地答道。 ‘I really don't care!’ he replied nonchalantly. “我真的不在乎！”他漠然地答道。 ‘It was your fault!’ she replied angrily. “那是你的錯！”她生氣地回答道。 ‘No, you're not!’ Graham replied bluntly. “不，你不是 ! ”格雷厄姆直率地答道。 ‘OK, ’ he replied at length. “好吧， ”他終於回答道。 Calvin was insulted and replied in kind (= by insulting them back). 卡爾文受到了羞辱，於是反唇相譏。 He didn't reply to my email. 他沒有回複我的郵件。 He simply replied that he hadn't the faintest idea. 他只是回答說他一點兒都不知道。 She did not reply directly to the allegations. 她沒有對這些指控作直接回應。 She replied at length, but not to the point. 她回答得很詳細，但卻不得要領。 Well, you weren't expecting him to reply personally, were you? 喲，你不會是期待他親自答複你吧 ? She quickly left the room before he had a chance to reply. 他還沒機會回答她就快速地離開了房間。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- merely
- simply
- directly
- …
- not bother to
- to
- with
- a chance to reply
- [intransitive]
to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done 回應；作出反應 - reply with something
Italy took an early lead but Brazil replied with two goals in the last five minutes. 意大利領先，但巴西在最後五分鐘進了兩個球。 - reply to something (with something)
The terrorists replied to the government's statement with more violence. 恐怖分子以更多的暴力事件來回應政府的聲明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- merely
- simply
- directly
- …
- not bother to
- to
- with
- a chance to reply
- reply with something
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French replier, from Latin replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’.