shockingly + adj./adv.
shockingly 放在形容词或副词前,表示“极其、非常”,常带惊讶或负面语气。
The service at that restaurant was shockingly slow.
那家餐厅的服务慢得令人震惊。
极度地;极厉害地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
极度地;极厉害地
extremely
The service at that restaurant was shockingly slow.
那家餐厅的服务慢得令人震惊。
令人震惊地
In a shocking manner.
达到令人震惊的程度
To a shocking degree.
The restaurant's service was shockingly slow, and we waited over an hour for our food.
这家餐厅的服务慢得令人震惊,我们等了一个多小时才吃到饭。
She is shockingly good at chess, beating players twice her age.
她下棋好得惊人,能打败年龄是她两倍的选手。
The team played shockingly in the final, losing by six goals.
这支球队在决赛中表现极差,以六球惨败。
shockingly 放在形容词或副词前,表示“极其、非常”,常带惊讶或负面语气。
The service at that restaurant was shockingly slow.
那家餐厅的服务慢得令人震惊。
作评注性状语时一般置于句首,用逗号与主句隔开,表示“令人震惊的是”。
Shockingly, the building survived the earthquake without a crack.
令人震惊的是,这座建筑在地震中竟毫发无损。
Not this
The test was shocking difficult.
Use this
The test was shockingly difficult.
修饰形容词 difficult 要用副词 shockingly;shocking 是形容词,不能作状语,所以应改为 shockingly。
Not this
She looked at me shockingly.
Use this
She looked at me in shock.
shockingly 意为“令人震惊地”,不是“带着震惊地”;要表达她“震惊地看着我”要用 in shock 作状语,或用过去分词 shocked。
Not this
His behavior is shockingly.
Use this
His behavior is shocking.
系动词 is 后作表语说明主语的性质,要用形容词 shocking;shockingly 是副词,不能作表语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
糟得惊人;极差的
The service at the hotel was shockingly bad.
那家酒店的服务糟糕得惊人。
贵得离谱
The tickets were shockingly expensive.
票价贵得离谱。
简单得令人难以置信
The process is shockingly simple.
这个过程简单得令人难以置信。
快得惊人
The internet connection here is shockingly fast.
这里的网速快得惊人。
令人震惊的是
Shockingly enough, no one was injured in the accident.
令人震惊的是,事故中竟无人受伤。
Use shockingly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 shockingly 拆成 shock(震惊)+ ingly,联想:震惊到极点就是“极度地、令人震惊地”。
语域:mixed 常见场景:formal writing and news reports、everyday conversation and informal comments shockingly 有两个常见用法:表示“令人震惊地”时较正式,多用于新闻报道或书面叙述;表示“极度地、极厉害地”时多用于日常口语或非正式评论,常带有强调和负面色彩。
真正押韵:mockingly 与 shockingly 押韵(重读元音及后面的 /kɪŋli/ 相同)。其余几个词只是拼写上都以 -ingly 结尾,并带有相同的非重读后缀 /ɪŋli/,但重读元音不同,并不押韵。
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