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Alarmingly is the “how” form of alarming. You use it to say that the way something is — or the way it is changing — makes people worried or . It often sits in front of words like high, low, fast, common, quiet: “The river is alarmingly high.” You also put it after a verb: “Prices have risen alarmingly.” It is at home in news, reports, and careful talk; it sounds a bit serious, like a headline. Though actually, people also use it with a small smile: “He is alarmingly good at this game” means so good it feels almost unfair, not that anyone is in real danger.
令人擔憂地、驚人地
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
alarminglyadv/əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ.li/
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In an alarming way, frighteningly.
- He sneezed alarmingly.
- Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly.
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Causing fear or concern.
- Alarmingly, he went into a severe sneezing fit.
- The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.
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To an extent that causes alarm.
- He went into an alarmingly severe sneezing fit.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。