Word · Frequency #14060
singularly
异常地；极其；特别地
in a singular manner or to a singular degree; unusually or remarkably
注意：这里表示“非常、异常”，不是“很少”。
- 1.
Strangely; oddly.
奇怪地；异常地
- 2.
Extremely; remarkably.
极其；非常
- 3.
In the singular number; in terms of a single thing.
以单数形式；就单个事物而言
- 4.
solely; only; uniquely
仅仅；只；独特地
奇怪地；异常地；极其；非常；以单数形式；就单个事物而言；仅仅；只；独特地；少见地
In use
The soup was singularly delicious, so I asked for the recipe.
She remembered the address singularly well, even though she had seen it only once.
The museum was singularly quiet on a rainy Tuesday, so we could enjoy every painting.
singularly + adjective
singularly 在形容词前表示“极其，异常”，多用于正式语境。
The village was singularly quiet that evening.
那天晚上村子里异常安静。
singularly + verb
singularly 修饰动词时，强调结果或方式非同寻常，常与 fail 等动词搭配。
The experiment singularly failed to produce any results.
这项实验完全未能产生任何结果。
be singularly + past participle
此被动结构中，singularly 强调“特别地，格外地”，常与表示状态或态度的过去分词连用。
Connections
Collocations
- singularly well qualified
- 极其适合的；非常胜任的
- She is singularly well qualified for the research post.她极其适合这个研究职位。
- singularly ill-suited
- 极其不适合的
- His brash style is singularly ill-suited to the diplomatic role.他傲慢的风格极其不适合这个外交角色。
- singularly unimpressive
- 非常平平无奇的；令人印象极浅的
- The team's early performance was singularly unimpressive.该队早期的表现非常平平无奇。
- singularly appropriate
- 极为恰当的
- The understated title proved singularly appropriate for the memoir.这个低调的书名被证明对这本回忆录极为恰当。
- singularly unhelpful
- 毫无帮助的；极为无益的
- The advice you gave was singularly unhelpful in my situation.你给的建议在我的处境中毫无帮助。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 singular（单一的/奇特的）加 -ly 组成：想想一件事“单一到异常”，独特得不可思议，即“异常地、极其”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式演讲、文学作品 singularly 通常用于正式或文学语境，多表示‘极其、异常地’，比较常见于学术文章和书面语，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不是 singularly (/ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli/) 的真正同韵词：以 -ularly 结尾的词（regularly、particularly、popularly、spectacularly）拼写相近，但重读元音或音节结构不同。Singular (/ˈsɪŋɡjələ/) 和 singly (/ˈsɪŋɡli/) 是常见形近词，但读音明显不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.