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criminally + adjective
此处的 criminally 表示“非常、可耻地”，起强调作用，并非真的指犯罪。
The service at that restaurant is criminally slow.
那家餐厅的服务慢得令人发指。
犯罪地；以犯罪方式
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
犯罪地；以犯罪方式
in violation of the law; in a criminal manner
The service at that restaurant is criminally slow.
那家餐厅的服务慢得令人发指。
犯罪地
In a criminal manner.
The company was criminally prosecuted for dumping waste into the river.
这家公司因向河里倾倒废料而受到刑事起诉。
She acted criminally when she used her colleague's password to steal data.
她使用同事的密码窃取数据，行为已经构成犯罪。
The landlord was criminally responsible for failing to fix the dangerous wiring.
房东因未能修复危险的电路而负有刑事责任。
此处的 criminally 表示“非常、可耻地”，起强调作用，并非真的指犯罪。
The service at that restaurant is criminally slow.
那家餐厅的服务慢得令人发指。
criminally 修饰动词时强调行为违反法律。
He acted criminally and was arrested.
他的行为构成犯罪，随后被捕。
在正式法律语境中，criminally 常与 liable、responsible 等搭配，表示“在刑法上”。
Company officers may be criminally liable for knowingly filing false reports.
公司高管若故意提交虚假报告，可能要承担刑事责任。
Not this
He behaved criminal and got arrested.
Use this
He behaved criminally and got arrested.
behaved 是实义动词，需要用副词 criminally 来修饰行为方式，而不能用形容词 criminal。
Not this
His behavior was criminally.
Use this
His behavior was criminal.
系动词 was 后面要用形容词作表语来说明主语的性质；这里要表达“行为是犯罪的/可耻的”，所以用 criminal，不用副词 criminally。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
（法律上）因精神错乱而无刑事责任能力的
The court decided that the killer was criminally insane and sent him to a mental hospital.
法院认定这名杀人犯精神错乱，不负刑事责任，并把他送进了精神病院。
构成刑事过失的；严重疏忽的
He was convicted of criminally negligent homicide.
他被判犯有刑事疏忽杀人罪。
应承担刑事责任的
Officers who take bribes can be held criminally liable.
收受贿赂的官员可能被追究刑事责任。
受到刑事起诉的；被追究刑事责任的
The company could be criminally prosecuted for polluting the river.
这家公司可能因污染河流而受到刑事起诉。
极其愚蠢的；荒唐愚蠢的
Posting your password online was criminally stupid.
把密码发到网上真是太愚蠢了。
被严重低估的
This movie is criminally underrated and deserves more attention.
这部电影被严重低估了，值得更多关注。
好到犯规的，美味得不像话的
This chocolate cake is criminally good.
这款巧克力蛋糕好吃得犯规。
低得离谱的，极低的
The hotel prices are criminally low for such a prime location.
这家酒店的价格配得上如此黄金地段，简直低得离谱。
Use criminally naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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由 crime（罪）+ -ally 组成，联想：罪犯戴着手铐‘犯罪地’行事，即非法且可耻地。
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律文书、口语或强调性表达 该词有两个常用含义：法律意义上较正式；口语中表示“极其”或“可耻地”时常带夸张语气，较随意。请根据具体语境判断。
这些词都以 -ally 结尾，但发音与 criminally 不同，且都不押韵。criminally 的重读音节为第一个音节，重读元音为 /ɪ/，后续为 /mənəli/（美式）。下列词的重读音节位置或元音各不相同（如 finally 重音在第一音节但元音为 /aɪ/，naturally 为 /æ/，personally 为 /ɜːr/，actually 为 /æ/，especially 重音在第二音节且元音为 /ɛ/，usually 为 /juː/），请勿按拼写类推发音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.