inordinately + adj
inordinately 是正式用词,置于形容词前,表示“超过合理程度”。
The issue is inordinately complex.
这个问题过分复杂。
过度地;过分地;无节制地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
过度地;过分地;无节制地
to an excessive or unreasonable degree
The issue is inordinately complex.
这个问题过分复杂。
以无度(过度)的方式。
In an inordinate manner.
He spent an inordinately long time on the first question.
他在第一个问题上花了过长时间。
The price of the apartment was inordinately high for the area.
这套公寓的价格对该地区来说过高了。
The instructions were inordinately complicated, causing confusion.
这些说明过于复杂,引起了混乱。
inordinately 是正式用词,置于形容词前,表示“超过合理程度”。
The issue is inordinately complex.
这个问题过分复杂。
修饰副词时也放在其前,强调程度超出常理;口语中更常说 too。
Time seemed to pass inordinately slowly.
时间似乎过得过分地慢。
修饰动词(尤其是不及物动词)时常置于动词之后,表示“过度地”。
Prices have risen inordinately over the past decade.
过去十年物价过度上涨。
Not this
He was inordinate tired after the trip.
Use this
He was inordinately tired after the trip.
inordinate 是形容词,不能修饰形容词 tired;修饰形容词要用副词 inordinately。改变词性即可保持原意。
Not this
The price was very inordinately high.
Use this
The price was inordinately high.
inordinately 本身已有“过度地”之意,再加 very 造成语义重复,删去 very 后的表达才自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
过分骄傲的
She was inordinately proud of her son's achievements.
她为儿子的成就感到过分骄傲。
过分喜爱的
He is inordinately fond of chocolate.
他过分喜爱巧克力。
高得过分;过高的
Prices in the city are inordinately high.
这座城市的物价高得过分。
长得过分;过长的
The meeting lasted an inordinately long time.
会议持续了过长的时间。
贵得离谱;过分昂贵的
The restaurant is inordinately expensive for the quality of its food.
就饭菜质量而言,这家餐厅贵得离谱。
难得过分;过分困难的
The exam proved inordinately difficult for most students.
对大多数学生来说,这门考试难得过分。
Use inordinately naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记作 in(不)+ ordinate(秩序):不守秩序、超越常态,就是 inordinately ‘过度地’。
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、学术论述 该词多用于正式或书面语境,表示“过度地、过分地”。日常口语中通常更常用 excessively 或 too。
以上词均含 -ately 拼写。inordinately /ɪnˈɔːrdɪnətli/ 中的 -ately 读 /ətli/;fortunately、immediately、separately、ultimately、deliberately 的 -ately 也读 /ətli/,可作发音参照。注意 lately 是形似词:拼写以 -ately 结尾,但读 /ˈleɪtli/,不是 /ətli/。
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