好词典

ridiculously

UK /rɪˈdɪkjʊləsli/US /rɪˈdɪkjələsli/

词源

源自形容词 ridiculous(荒谬的)+ 副词后缀 -ly,最早于16世纪出现。Ridiculous 来自拉丁语 ridiculosus,与 ridere(笑)相关。

adverb

❶ 表示某事极其荒谬、可笑或不合理,常用来强调程度超出正常范围或预期。

“The price of that tiny apartment is ridiculously high.”

(那间小公寓的价格高得离谱。)

“She was ridiculously late for the meeting.”

(她开会迟到得简直荒唐。)

同义词:absurdly, ludicrously, outrageously, preposterously, unreasonably

常见短语

ridiculously cheap — 形容价格低到令人难以置信或不合理的地步。

“I found this designer bag ridiculously cheap at the outlet.”

(我在奥特莱斯买到这个设计师包,价格便宜得离谱。)

ridiculously good — 形容某事物好到超乎寻常或夸张的程度。

“The dessert tasted ridiculously good.”

(这份甜点好吃到让人难以置信。)