a right-down + noun
right-down 作形容词时通常放在名词前加强语气,多见于非正式口语,表示“十足的、彻头彻尾的”。
He is a right-down liar, and everyone knows it.
他是个十足的说谎者,大家都知道。
彻底的;绝对的;全然的
Complete, absolute, or thorough; downright.
彻底的;绝对的
Synonym of downright; complete; absolute
The whole plan was a right-down failure.
整个计划完全失败了。
用法提示:此处right-down作形容词,意为‘完全的’,修饰名词failure。
She gave a right-down honest answer to the question.
她对这个问题给出了一个完全诚实的回答。
用法提示:right-down作形容词,修饰honest answer,表示‘完全的’。
Their behavior was right-down rudeness, nothing less.
他们的行为完全是粗鲁无礼,毫不客气。
用法提示:right-down作形容词,修饰rudeness,强调‘完全的’。
right-down 作形容词时通常放在名词前加强语气,多见于非正式口语,表示“十足的、彻头彻尾的”。
He is a right-down liar, and everyone knows it.
他是个十足的说谎者,大家都知道。
修饰不可数名词或复数名词时也可以不用冠词,直接放在名词前。
What they told us was right-down nonsense.
他们告诉我们的完全是胡说八道。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please click the right-down corner of the page.
正确表达Please click the bottom-right corner of the page.
汉语的“右下角”不能逐字直译成 right-down。right-down 是形容词,意思是“彻底的、十足的”,并不表示方位;表示“右下角”要用 bottom-right,即“右下角的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The restroom is right-down the hall.
正确表达The restroom is right down the hall.
表示方向时,right down 是两个词,right 是副词“一直、正好”,down 是介词,后接 the hall,因此不能加连字符。写成 right-down 就成了形容词“彻底的”,既不能带宾语,意思也不对。
grammar · medium
易错句子That was a very right-down lie.
正确表达That was a right-down lie.
right-down 意为“彻底的、十足的”,本身已表示极限程度,属于不可分级形容词,不能用 very 修饰程度;若要说明“彻头彻尾的谎言”,直接用 a right-down lie 即可。
两者同义,但语序相反:downright 是常用词,可作形容词(a downright lie)也可作副词(downright rude);right-down 罕见,基本只作形容词且多置于名词前。日常表达优先用 downright。
right 只在英式口语中作强化语,且几乎只修饰带贬义的名词,如 a right mess、a right idiot,语气口语化;right-down 是书面/罕见的形容词,可与中性或褒贬名词搭配,表示“完全的”。不能把 right 当成 right-down 的通用替换。
拼写和读音相近,容易看混,但 upright 指姿势“竖直的”或为人“正直的”,与“彻底、绝对”无关;需要表达“完全的”时不能用 upright。
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