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Hurtfully means “in a way that wounds someone’s feelings” — words or acts that sting, offend, or cut. She spoke hurtfully. The joke landed hurtfully. It is about the heart, not a broken arm. The word is correct but not everyday; many people would say , , or in a way instead. You will meet it more in careful writing than in chat. It is stronger than merely : rude can be or loud; hurtfully points to real upset. Though actually, it is not the same as . is the body, or a hard effort. Hurtfully is the hurt you feel inside when someone is .
傷人地;令人難受地
組成hurtful + -ly. Hurtful already means “causing hurt to feelings”; -ly makes it describe how something is done.
同家族的字
- hurtfulthe describing word this adverb comes from
- hurtthe root: to cause pain, especially to feelings
- hurtfulnessthe noun: the quality of being hurtful
原始詞典資料1 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。
hurtfullyadv
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In a hurtful manner.
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。