deathly

UK //ˈdeθli//US //ˈdeθli//

词源

源自中古英语 'dethlich'，由 'death'（死亡）加后缀 '-ly' 构成，最初用于描述与死亡相关的事物或状态。

❶ 形容与死亡相关或类似死亡的状态，常用来强调极度、极端或令人恐惧的程度。

“There was a deathly silence in the room after the news was announced.”

（消息宣布后，房间里一片死寂。）

“Her face turned deathly pale when she heard the shocking news.”

（听到这个令人震惊的消息时，她的脸变得惨白。）

❶ 极其或极度地，用于强调某种状态或程度。

“She was deathly afraid of spiders.”

（她对蜘蛛极度恐惧。）

“He looked deathly tired after working for 20 hours straight.”

（连续工作20小时后，他看起来极度疲惫。）

同义词:fatal, mortal, ghastly, terrifying, extreme

❶ 以极度或极端的方式，用于强调某种状态或程度。

“The room was deathly silent during the exam.”

（考试期间，房间里安静得可怕。）

“She turned deathly pale when she saw the ghost.”

（看到鬼魂时，她的脸色变得惨白。）

同义词:extremely, terribly, awfully, frightfully

deathly afraid — 极其害怕，形容对某事物极度恐惧。

“She is deathly afraid of heights and refuses to go near the balcony.”

（她极度恐高，拒绝靠近阳台。）

deathly quiet — 极其安静，形容环境或氛围静得可怕。

“The library was deathly quiet during the final exams.”

（期末考试期间，图书馆安静得可怕。）