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perversely

UK //pəˈvɜːsli//US //pərˈvɜːrsli//

词源

源自拉丁语 'perversus',意为'颠倒的、反常的',后经古法语 'pervers' 进入英语,加副词后缀 '-ly' 构成。

adverb

❶ 指以反常或故意违背常理的方式行事,常带有固执或故意作对的意味。

“He perversely refused to take the medicine even though he was very ill.”

(尽管病得很重,他却固执地拒绝服药。)

“She perversely chose the hardest path just to prove a point.”

(她故意选择最艰难的道路,只是为了证明自己的观点。)

同义词:stubbornly, obstinately, contrarily

常见短语

act perversely — 指故意以反常或违背常理的方式行事,通常带有固执或对抗的意味。

“The child acted perversely by doing the opposite of what he was told.”

(这孩子故意反着来,叫他做什么他偏不做。)