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。
异常地;极其;特别地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
异常地;极其;特别地
in a singular manner or to a singular degree; unusually or remarkably
The village was singularly quiet that evening.
那天晚上村子里异常安静。
注意:这里表示“非常、异常”,不是“很少”。
奇怪地;异常地
Strangely; oddly.
极其;非常
Extremely; remarkably.
以单数形式;就单个事物而言
In the singular number; in terms of a single thing.
仅仅;只;独特地
solely; only; uniquely
The soup was singularly delicious, so I asked for the recipe.
这汤异常鲜美,于是我要了食谱。
She remembered the address singularly well, even though she had seen it only once.
她异常清楚地记得那个地址,尽管她只见过一次。
The museum was singularly quiet on a rainy Tuesday, so we could enjoy every painting.
博物馆在一个雨天的周二异常安静,所以我们可以尽情欣赏每一幅画。
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 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。
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。
Her proposal was singularly focused on reducing costs.
她的提案特别侧重于降低成本。
Not this
This is a singularly opportunity.
Use this
This is a singular opportunity.
singularly 是副词,不能直接修饰名词;修饰名词应用形容词 singular。
Not this
She lives singularly in a small village.
Use this
She lives alone in a small village.
singularly 意为“异常地、极其”,并不表示“独自”。表示独自居住应用 alone。
Not this
The view is beautiful singularly.
Use this
The view is singularly beautiful.
当 singularly 表示“异常地、极其”时,它是程度副词,应放在所修饰的形容词之前,而不是之后。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use singularly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
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.