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All-fired means completely, or very much — but only when you think the quality has gone too far. Don't be so all-fired sure: you are far too sure of yourself.
All-fired means是指 completely完全地、or very much或非常——but only when但只用在 you think你覺得 the quality那個特質 has gone too far已經過頭的時候。Don't be so all-fired sure別那麼死篤定:you你 of yourself對自己 are far too sure實在太有把握了
It is old American talk, a bit country, a bit sharp, sometimes a bit funny. Younger people almost never say it now; it lives in old stories and in a few older speakers. It can sit before a describing word (all-fired stubborn) or work like a how-word (all-fired quickly).
It它是 old American talk老派的美國說法,a bit country有點鄉土、a bit sharp有點嗆,sometimes a bit funny有時有點好笑。Younger people年輕人 now現在 almost never say it幾乎不說了;it它 lives活 in old stories在老故事 and in a few older speakers和少數年長說話者的口中。It它 can sit可以坐 before a describing word在形容的字前面 (all-fired stubborn固執得要命),or work like或當 a how-word「怎麼樣」的字用 (all-fired quickly快得要命)
People probably said it instead of hell-, so it would sound less rude — a softer stand-in for a curse. Though actually it still carries a little heat: you are not calmly saying very; you are a bit fed up with how extreme the thing is. It is not about losing a job, and it is not the same as up ( and ready).
People人們 probably大概是 instead of hell-fired為了代替hell-fired said it才說它,so這樣 it would sound less rude聽起來沒那麼粗——for a curse替一句罵人話 a softer stand-in頂上的較溫和替身。Though actually不過其實 it它 still仍然 carries a little heat帶著一點火氣:you你 are not calmly saying不是平靜地在說 very非常;you are a bit fed up with你是有點受不了 how extreme the thing is這件事有多誇張。It它 losing a job跟丟工作 is not about無關,and it它 is not the same as也不等於 fired up (excited and ready興奮而躍躍欲試)
組成Probably a milder form of hell-fired: people swapped hell for all so the word would sound less rude.
同家族的字
- hellfireall-fired is a softer stand-in for the older curse hell-fired
原始詞典資料2 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。
all-firedadj
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informalExtreme, excessive.
- It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.
all-firedadv
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informalExtremely, thoroughly, very.
- Of course, I was only stringing Jerry . . . he thinks he's so all-fired cute and smart.
- Latha dear, she said resolutely, once in your life you'll just have to quit being so all-fired superstitious.
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。