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devastatingly + adjective
此处 devastatingly 修饰形容词，强调程度极高，常带有‘令人难以承受’的意味。
The view from the mountain was devastatingly beautiful.
从山上看去的景色美得令人惊叹。
破坏性地
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破坏性地
in a way that causes great destruction or damage
The view from the mountain was devastatingly beautiful.
从山上看去的景色美得令人惊叹。
毁灭性地；以毁灭性的方式
In a devastating manner.
The storm hit the coast devastatingly, leaving many homes in ruins.
风暴毁灭性地侵袭了海岸，使许多房屋沦为废墟。
She looked at his messy room and devastatingly remarked, "What a tidy little place you keep."
她看着他凌乱的房间，讥讽地评论道：“你这地方可真整洁啊。”
The small town was devastatingly affected by the factory closure, and many shops shut down.
工厂关闭毁灭性地影响了这座小镇，许多店铺都关门了。
此处 devastatingly 修饰形容词，强调程度极高，常带有‘令人难以承受’的意味。
The view from the mountain was devastatingly beautiful.
从山上看去的景色美得令人惊叹。
devastatingly 位于动词之后，说明动作以破坏性的方式发生。
The recession hit the small town devastatingly.
经济衰退给这个小镇带来了毁灭性的打击。
此结构为被动语态，devastatingly 修饰过去分词 affected。
The coastal villages were devastatingly affected by the tsunami.
沿海村庄受到海啸的毁灭性影响。
Not this
The news was devastatingly.
Use this
The news was devastating.
系动词 was 后面需要形容词作表语；devastatingly 是副词，不能单独修饰主语。
Not this
It was a devastatingly storm.
Use this
It was a devastating storm.
副词不能修饰名词；修饰名词 storm 要用形容词 devastating，而不是副词 devastatingly。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
尖酸刻薄的
Her devastatingly sarcastic comment left him speechless.
她那尖酸刻薄的评论让他哑口无言。
犀利机智的
The writer is known for his devastatingly witty essays.
这位作家以犀利机智的散文著称。
破坏力极强的
The earthquake was devastatingly powerful.
这次地震破坏力极强。
尖锐抨击的
The film received a devastatingly critical review.
这部电影收到了一篇尖锐抨击的评论。
极其英俊的；帅得惊人的
He was devastatingly handsome in his tuxedo.
他穿着燕尾服的样子帅得惊人。
美得惊人的；极其美丽的
The coastal cliffs are devastatingly beautiful at sunset.
日落时分的海边悬崖美得令人惊叹。
极其滑稽的；逗趣至极的
Her deadpan delivery was devastatingly funny.
她面无表情的表演逗趣至极。
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拆成 devastating（毁灭性的）+ -ly：想象‘大片（vast）土地被毁’，程度极强地；形容说话也如毁灭性打击，即讥讽地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：评论文章、新闻报道、文学作品 该词多用于书面或评论性语境，语气较强；口语中不常用，具体含义需根据上下文判断是偏‘破坏性’还是‘讥讽性’。
与 devastatingly 真正押韵的常见词有 fascinatingly、irritatingly、hesitatingly，它们都以 -atingly 结尾，且从重音元音 /eɪ/ 到结尾的读音相同（/eɪtɪŋlɪ/）。而 surprisingly、overwhelmingly、convincingly 虽然也以 -ingly 结尾，仅拼写相似，发音分别为 /praɪzɪŋlɪ/、/wɛlmɪŋlɪ/、/vɪnsɪŋlɪ/，并不与 -atingly 押韵，注意区分。
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