Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #21997
wickedly
邪恶地；恶毒地
in a wicked or evil manner
- 1.
In a wicked manner.
邪恶地；恶毒地。
邪恶地；恶毒地。；坏透地；不愉快地；顽皮地
In use
The evil queen smiled wickedly when she saw her plan succeed.
She wickedly spread the rumor that her classmate had cheated on the exam.
The landlord wickedly raised the rent without giving the tenants any warning.
verb + wickedly
表示方式时，通常把 wickedly 放在动词后，意为“以邪恶/顽皮的方式”。
He grinned wickedly.
他邪恶地咧嘴一笑。
Wickedly, + clause
置于句首可以突出这个状语，语气更强，适合表示带着恶意或戏谑的动作。
Wickedly, he laughed at the news.
他邪恶地对这个消息笑了起来。
Common mistakes
He grinned wicked.He grinned wickedly.
grinned 是动词，需要副词修饰；wicked 是形容词，只能修饰名词。这是词性混淆，应改成副词 wickedly。
The villain was a wickedly man.The villain was a wicked man.
a wickedly man 错误地用副词 wickedly 修饰名词 man，副词不能作定语；修饰名词应用形容词 wicked。
Connections
Collocations
- wickedly funny
- 刻薄而搞笑；恶趣味地好笑
- Her wickedly funny jokes made everyone laugh, though they were a little cruel.她那刻薄而搞笑的笑话让大家都笑了，尽管有点残忍。
- wickedly clever
- 狡黠聪明；机灵中透着坏
- He devised a wickedly clever plan to avoid the meeting.他想出一个狡黠聪明的计划，逃避了会议。
- wickedly charming
- 邪魅迷人；坏得让人着迷
- The villain in the movie is wickedly charming, which makes him even more dangerous.电影里的反派邪魅迷人，这让他更加危险。
Idioms & figurative uses
- wickedly funny
- 极其滑稽的；促狭逗趣的Her stand-up routine is wickedly funny.她的脱口秀演出极其搞笑。
- wickedly smart
- 极其聪明的；机灵透顶的She is wickedly smart and always has a clever comeback.她极其聪明，总有巧妙的回应。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘wicked’（邪恶的）加‘-ly’变副词，想象女巫邪恶地念咒：wickedly就是‘邪恶地’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literature、formal speech、dramatic scenes ‘wickedly’ 表示‘邪恶地、恶毒地’时，通常用于文学或正式叙述，比较书面化；口语中较少使用此义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
wickedly /ˈwɪkɪdli/ 为三音节词，没有常见的完全押韵词。wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ 与其重读元音和 /kɪd/ 相同，但缺少 /li/。quickly、thickly、sickly、prickly 拼写相近，但读作 /-ɪkli/，不是 /-ɪkɪdli/。nakedly /ˈneɪkɪdli/ 的重读元音不同（/eɪ/），因此也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.