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shockingly

UK //ˈʃɒkɪŋli//US //ˈʃɑːkɪŋli//

词源

源自 shock(震惊)加副词后缀 -ingly,最早记录于17世纪,表示“以令人震惊的方式”。

adverb

❶ 表示某事令人震惊或难以置信的程度,通常用于强调负面或意外的信息。

“The food was shockingly bad at that expensive restaurant.”

(那家昂贵的餐厅食物糟糕得令人震惊。)

“He was shockingly rude to the elderly woman.”

(他对那位老妇人粗鲁得令人吃惊。)

同义词:astonishingly, amazingly, incredibly, unbelievably, staggeringly

常见短语

shockingly enough — 用于引出令人意外的事实,表达尽管某事看似不可能却真实发生了。

“Shockingly enough, he passed the exam without studying.”

(令人惊讶的是,他没复习就通过了考试。)