exceedingly + adjective
exceedingly 常用于修饰形容词,表示程度极高。
The task was exceedingly difficult.
这项任务极其困难。
极其;非常
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极其;非常
to an extreme degree; extremely
The task was exceedingly difficult.
这项任务极其困难。
非常;极其;达到很高或不寻常的程度。
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
极其
to an extreme degree
The weather was exceedingly hot last summer.
去年夏天天气极度炎热。
She is exceedingly careful with her work.
她工作极其小心。
The movie was exceedingly boring, so we left early.
这部电影非常无聊,所以我们提前离开了。
exceedingly 常用于修饰形容词,表示程度极高。
The task was exceedingly difficult.
这项任务极其困难。
也可修饰副词,例如 'exceedingly well'。
She performed exceedingly well in the competition.
她在比赛中表现得极为出色。
注意,'exceedingly' 后接过去分词时,该分词通常起形容词作用。
He was exceedingly pleased with the result.
他对结果非常满意。
Not this
The weather was exceeding hot.
Use this
The weather was exceedingly hot.
“Exceeding”是形容词或动词形式,不能用作副词修饰形容词;应改为副词“exceedingly”。
Not this
The price exceedingly the budget.
Use this
The price exceeds the budget.
“Exceedingly”是副词,不能作谓语动词;应使用动词“exceeds”。
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极其困难
The math problem was exceedingly difficult for the students.
这道数学题对学生来说极其困难。
极其罕见
Such a phenomenon is exceedingly rare in nature.
这种现象在自然界中极其罕见。
极其重要
It is exceedingly important to follow the safety guidelines.
遵循安全指南极其重要。
非常好地
She performed exceedingly well in the competition.
她在比赛中表现得非常好。
极其慷慨
He was exceedingly generous with his time and resources.
他在时间和资源上极其慷慨。
极其礼貌
The staff at the hotel were exceedingly polite and helpful.
酒店的员工极其礼貌且乐于助人。
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Exceedingly = exceed(超过)+ -ingly,记住‘超过一般程度’,即‘极其’。
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、academic discourse 通常用于正式书面语或学术语境,比较常见于书面表达而非日常口语。
These words share the '-ingly' suffix but do not rhyme with 'exceedingly' due to different stressed vowel sounds or following consonants. For example, 'exceedingly' has stress on the second syllable with vowel /iː/, while 'surprisingly' has stress on the second syllable with vowel /aɪ/. Only words with identical stressed vowel and subsequent sounds would rhyme, such as 'concedingly' (rare) but none are common.
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