wretchedly + adj.
wretchedly 在此加强形容词的负面程度,表示“非常、极其”,常与 poor、ill、unhappy 等词连用。
They were wretchedly poor and had nowhere to sleep.
他们穷困潦倒,连睡觉的地方都没有。
可怜地;鄙劣地;差劲地
可怜地;悲惨地。
in a miserable or very bad manner
可怜地;悲惨地。
In a wretched manner.
After the storm, many families lived wretchedly in temporary shelters.
暴风雨过后,许多家庭在临时庇护所里生活得很悲惨。
用法提示:wretchedly 作副词修饰 lived,表示“可怜地、悲惨地”。
He performed wretchedly in the exam because he had not slept the night before.
他因为前一晚没睡,考试考得很差劲。
用法提示:wretchedly 作副词修饰 performed,表示“差劲地”。
She looked at the abandoned puppy wretchedly and decided to take it home.
她可怜地看着那只被遗弃的小狗,决定把它带回家。
用法提示:wretchedly 作副词修饰 looked,表示“可怜地”。
wretchedly 在此加强形容词的负面程度,表示“非常、极其”,常与 poor、ill、unhappy 等词连用。
They were wretchedly poor and had nowhere to sleep.
他们穷困潦倒,连睡觉的地方都没有。
wretchedly 放在动词后作方式状语,描述动作以可怜或糟糕的方式进行。
He lived wretchedly after his business failed.
生意失败后,他生活得非常凄惨。
最直接的同义词;既表“可怜地”也常表“糟糕地”。wretchedly语气更强,并可能带“卑劣、可鄙”意味。
强调使人怜悯、同情;若语境强调“差劲、糟糕”,不如wretchedly贴切。
侧重内心的不快乐,语气比wretchedly平和,不含“卑劣”或“极差”之意。
更常用、语气更轻;还可作“遗憾的是”解。强烈贬义或“差劲”语境下不宜使用。
较书面,常与inadequate、short等搭配表“严重不足”,与“可怜”义关联较弱。
grammar · medium
易错句子He lived wretched.
正确表达He lived wretchedly.
wretched 是形容词,不能修饰动词 lived;修饰动词作状语时应用副词 wretchedly。
grammar · medium
易错句子The beggar looked wretchedly.
正确表达The beggar looked wretched.
looked 在此是系动词,表示“看起来”,后面应接形容词作表语,而不是副词;wretchedly 是副词,不能描述主语的状态。
wretchedly 为方式副词,此处取“可怜地、差劲地(in a wretched manner)”之义;wonderfully(极好地)与“差劲”相对,happily(快乐地)与“可怜”相对,nobly(高尚地)仅对应“鄙劣地”义项,不能随意互换。
wretched 是形容词,修饰名词或作表语;wretchedly 是副词,修饰动词或整个句子。要表达“可怜地/差劲地”修饰动作时,应使用 wretchedly,不能写成 live wretched 这样的结构。
miserably 常与 fail、lose 等搭配,表示“惨败、非常糟糕”;wretchedly 虽也可译作“差劲地”,但更强调处境“可怜、卑劣”,不用于 fail miserably 这类固定搭配。
极其贫穷的;可怜巴巴的
The refugee camps were wretchedly poor and overcrowded.
难民营极其贫穷,拥挤不堪。
病得很重;病得可怜
She looked wretchedly ill and could barely walk.
她看上去病得很重,几乎走不动路。
严重不足的;差劲得不行的
The government's response to the crisis was wretchedly inadequate.
政府对该危机的回应极其不力。
冷得难受的;冰冷刺骨的
The prison cells were wretchedly cold in winter.
冬季牢房里冷得令人难受。
薪水低得可怜的
The nurses were working long hours and were wretchedly underpaid.
护士们工作时间很长,薪水却低得可怜。
难受得要命的;极不舒服的
It was a long, wretchedly uncomfortable bus journey.
那是一段漫长而又难受得要命的巴士旅程。
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wretch(词根:可怜的人/卑劣的人)+ -ed(形容词后缀)+ -ly(副词后缀);同根词:wretch, wretched, wretchedness
与 wretchedly 同表痛苦、不幸的语义场
常与 wretchedly 连用,描述因贫穷而处境恶劣
描述 wretchedly 所体现的极度沮丧与无望
指导致 wretchedly 状态的艰苦境遇
指悲惨处境,与 wretchedly 语义紧密相关
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