Word · Frequency #8444
unnecessarily
不必要地；无谓地
in a way that is not necessary; without necessity
- 1.
In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.
- 2.
in an unnecessary manner
不必要地
- 3.
To an extent beyond what is needed.
- 4.
without any necessity
毫无必要地
过分地；过度地；不必要地；毫无必要地；多余地
In use
Don't worry unnecessarily about things you cannot change.
The report was unnecessarily long, so I skimmed it.
She apologized unnecessarily for a small mistake.
they were unnecessarily rude
this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily
unnecessarily + adjective
用于修饰形容词，表示“过分地”。
The instructions were unnecessarily complicated.
说明不必要地复杂。
verb + unnecessarily
用于动词后，表示动作“多余地”。
Don't worry unnecessarily.
Connections
Collocations
- unnecessarily complicated
- 不必要地复杂
- The instructions were unnecessarily complicated, causing confusion.这些说明不必要地复杂，造成了困惑。
- unnecessarily harsh
- 不必要地严厉
- The teacher's criticism was unnecessarily harsh.老师的批评不必要地严厉。
- unnecessarily long
- 不必要地长
- The meeting was unnecessarily long due to off-topic discussions.由于离题讨论，会议不必要地长。
- unnecessarily expensive
- 不必要地昂贵
- They bought an unnecessarily expensive car for their needs.他们买了一辆不必要地昂贵的车，超出了他们的需求。
- unnecessarily difficult
- 不必要地困难
- The test was made unnecessarily difficult by the tricky wording.由于措辞刁钻，考试被弄得 不必要地困难。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分记忆：un（不）+ necessary（必要）+ ly（副词后缀）= 不必要地。想象一个人总是做不必要的事，浪费时间和精力。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、书面表达 通常用于表示某事物或行为没有必要的场合，语气中性偏负面，多用于正式或书面语。
Grammar Note
常用于修饰动词或形容词，表示动作或状态是不必要的。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-arily' ending. 'Necessarily' rhymes closely with 'unnecessarily'; others have different stress patterns. 'Extraordinarily' stresses the second syllable, while 'temporarily' and 'customarily' stress the first. Be cautious with spelling lookalikes like 'voluntarily' which has a distinct vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.