Word · Frequency #20283
depressingly
令人沮丧地;使人忧愁地;郁闷地;抑压地
核心释义
in a depressing manner; to a depressing degree
- 1.
以令人沮丧的方式;令人压抑地。
In a depressing manner.
以令人沮丧的方式;令人压抑地。;令人忧愁地; 使人沮丧地; 抑压地; 郁闷地
用法In use
The results of the survey were depressingly predictable.
用法提示:depressingly 作副词,修饰形容词 predictable,表示“令人沮丧地”。
The house stood depressingly silent after the family moved away.
用法提示:depressingly 作副词,修饰形容词 silent,表示“令人压抑地”。
Donations this year have been depressingly low.
用法提示:depressingly 作副词,修饰形容词 low,表示“低到令人沮丧的程度”。
depressingly + adjective
depressingly 修饰形容词时,表示‘到了令人沮丧的程度’。
The movie was depressingly long.
这部电影长得令人沮丧。
depressingly + little/few
常与 little、few 连用,强调数量少得让人沮丧。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- depressingly familiar
- 令人沮丧地熟悉;熟悉到让人郁闷
- The movie's plot was depressingly familiar.这部电影的情节熟悉得令人沮丧。
- depressingly predictable
- 可预料得令人沮丧;乏味得不出所料
- The results were depressingly predictable.结果可预料得令人沮丧。
- depressingly common
- 普遍得令人沮丧;常见到让人郁闷
- Such accidents are depressingly common.这类事故普遍得令人沮丧。
- depressingly similar
- 相似得令人沮丧;雷同得让人郁闷
- The candidates' policies were depressingly similar.候选人的政策雷同得令人沮丧。
- depressingly slow
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
de(向下)+press(按压)+ingly,想象被压到低谷,令人沮丧地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:news articles、everyday conversation 该副词表示“令人沮丧地、使人忧愁地”,通常用于修饰形容词或动词,强调某事令人沮丧的程度或方式,如 depressingly common。语气偏中性,书面语和口语中都能出现,在评论、报道等书面表达中比较多见,但不算正式或口语化的特殊用词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 pressingly 和 oppressingly,它们与 depressingly 的重读元音 /e/ 及后续 /sɪŋli/ 一致。注意形近但读音不同的词:interestingly 和 surprisingly 虽然也以 -ingly 结尾,但重音在不同元音上,因此不押韵;depressing 拼写更接近,但少了末尾的 /li/ 音节。
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