be right-down + adj
用于系动词之后,修饰形容词,把程度说到极点,语气比 very 强得多。
The referee's decision was right-down unfair.
裁判的判罚彻底不公平。
彻底地;绝对地;全然地;非常地
completely; absolutely; thoroughly
彻底地;绝对地
Synonym of downright; completely; absolutely
He is right-down honest.
他非常诚实。
用法提示:right-down 用作程度副词,修饰形容词 honest,表示“完全地,非常”。
That was a right-down disaster.
那真是一场彻头彻尾的灾难。
用法提示:right-down 强调完全的程度,修饰名词 disaster,表示“彻底的”。
She is right-down beautiful.
她非常漂亮。
用法提示:right-down 用作副词,修饰形容词 beautiful,表示“非常地”。
用于系动词之后,修饰形容词,把程度说到极点,语气比 very 强得多。
The referee's decision was right-down unfair.
裁判的判罚彻底不公平。
find 后先接宾语,再接 right-down 和形容词,表示对某人或某事的强烈评价。
I find his attitude right-down disgusting.
我觉得他的态度彻底令人厌恶。
用于 it 作形式主语的句子,right-down 只修饰后面的形容词,不修饰不定式。
It is right-down cruel to leave the dog outside in this weather.
这种天气把狗留在外面,简直残忍透顶。
grammar · medium
易错句子The path goes right-down to the river.
正确表达The path goes right down to the river.
表示“一直向下、径直向下”这种方向意义时,right 和 down 是两个独立的词,必须分开写;带连字符的 right-down 是单个副词,意思是“完全地、彻底地”,不能用来表示方向。所以这里只去掉连字符就对了。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was very right-down tired after the trip.
正确表达She was right-down tired after the trip.
right-down 本身就表示“完全地、彻底地”这种极限程度,属于极限副词,不能再被 very 修饰;汉语可以说“非常彻底地”,但英语不能把 very 叠加在这类副词前面,所以要去掉 very。
grammar · medium
易错句子He refused right-down the offer.
正确表达He right-down refused the offer.
英语的程度副词一般不能插在动词和宾语之间;汉语的“彻底地”可以紧跟在动词后,因此学习者容易照搬成 refuse right-down the offer。这类副词要放在实义动词之前,所以应改成 right-down refused the offer。
right-down 与 downright 词序相反。本词条中 right-down 只作副词,表示“完全地、彻底地”;downright 作副词时意思相近,但也可作形容词修饰名词。需要形容词时用 downright,不能把本词条的 right-down 当形容词用。
right-down 带连字符,是副词,表示“彻底地、绝对地”;分开写的 right down 是短语,right 表示“一直、径直”,down 表示方向,不能表示“彻底地”。表示方向时不要加连字符。
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