If something is beastly, it is very unpleasant. Beastly weather, a beastly cold, a beastly thing to say: the speaker is not being scientific about animals. They are saying the thing is nasty, rough, or hard to bear.

If something is beastly如果一樣東西是 beastly, it is very unpleasant就是非常令人不舒服. Beastly weather, a beastly cold, a beastly thing to sayBeastly weather、a beastly cold、a beastly thing to say: the speaker is not being scientific about animals講的人不是在講什麼動物學. They are saying他們是在說 the thing is nasty, rough, or hard to bear這件事很惡劣、很粗糙，或很難忍受.

Built as beast + -ly, so the oldest picture is 'like a beast,' and that older sense is still there when we talk about beastly cruelty.

Built as beast + -ly這個字是 beast 加 -ly 組成的, so the oldest picture is 'like a beast'所以最原始的畫面是「像野獸一樣」, and that older sense is still there這個較舊的意思還在 when we talk about beastly cruelty在 beastly cruelty 這種說法裡.

But in British English especially, beastly became a everyday (now rather old-fashioned) complaint word, the way some people say awful. Older British speakers also use it as an adverb meaning 'very': beastly cold, beastly unfair. Younger speakers, and American speakers, use it much less.

But in British English especially但尤其在英式英文裡, beastly became a everyday (now rather old-fashioned) complaint wordbeastly 變成了一個日常（現在算有點老派）的抱怨用字, the way some people say awful就像有些人會說 awful 一樣. Older British speakers also use it as an adverb meaning 'very'年紀較大的英國人也會把它當副詞用，意思是「非常」: beastly cold, beastly unfairbeastly cold、beastly unfair. Younger speakers, and American speakers年輕人和美國人 use it much less用得少很多.

When they do, it can sound like a joke, or like someone copying a storybook villain. It is not a kind word, but it is not always a heavy one — sometimes it is just a huff about the rain.

When they do如果他們用了, it can sound like a joke聽起來會像在開玩笑, or like someone copying a storybook villain或像在模仿故事書裡的反派. It is not a kind word這不是個友善的字, but it is not always a heavy one但也不總是很沉重 — sometimes it is just a huff about the rain有時候只是為了下雨在發牢騷.