Word · Frequency #22144
uncommonly
非常；极其；非凡地
exceptionally
- 1.
To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
不寻常地；极其；非常。
- 2.
Not often; on rare occasions.
不常；难得。
罕见地；难得地；不寻常地；极其；非常。；不常；难得。；非常；极其
In use
The weather in April was uncommonly warm this year.
She is uncommonly good at solving difficult puzzles.
He spoke uncommonly slowly, so everyone could follow.
uncommonly + adjective/adverb
此时 uncommonly 是程度副词，相当于 very 或 extremely，多用于正式或书面语。
The concert was uncommonly good.
这场音乐会极其精彩。
be uncommonly + past participle
此时 uncommonly 表示“很少、难得”，相当于 rarely，常用在被动结构中；注意不要与“非常”的含义混淆。
That species is uncommonly seen in this area.
那个物种在这一带难得见到。
Common mistakes
She is uncommon beautiful.She is uncommonly beautiful.
Connections
Collocations
- uncommonly good
- 格外好；异常出色
- The soup at that little café was uncommonly good.那家小咖啡馆的汤格外好喝。
- uncommonly well
- 非常好；异常出色
- He did uncommonly well in the final exam.他在期末考试中表现得异常出色。
- uncommonly talented
- 非常有才华；天赋异禀
- She is an uncommonly talented musician.她是一位非常有才华的音乐家。
- uncommonly quiet
- 异常安静；出奇地安静
- The office was uncommonly quiet on Monday morning.周一早上办公室异常安静。
- uncommonly generous
- 异常慷慨；格外大方
- He was uncommonly generous with his time.他在时间上表现得异常慷慨。
- uncommonly bright
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-加common（普通），不普通就是“非凡地”；既指“极其”，也指“难得地”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose uncommonly 通常用于正式或文学书面语，表示“非常、极其”或“罕见地、难得地”。口语中较少用，表达同样意思时多可用 very 或 rarely 替换。
Grammar Note
作程度副词时意为“非常、极其”，作频率副词时意为“罕见地、难得地”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
commonly rhymes with uncommonly, sharing the final stressed pattern /ˈkɔmənli/. uncommon and uncomfortable are useful spelling lookalikes but do not rhyme: uncommon ends in /ˈkɔmən/ (no /li/), and uncomfortable has /ʌnˈkʌmf/ before the stressed vowel, not /ʌnˈkɔm/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.