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When you do something impeccably, you do it so well that nobody can fairly pick a hole in it. It is the adverb of impeccable: without fault, and hard to criticize.
When you當你 impeccably無可挑剔地 do something做某件事時 you do it你做得 so well好到 nobody can fairly pick a hole in it沒有人能挑出毛病。It is這是 the adverb of impeccableimpeccable的副詞形式: without fault沒有缺點, and hard to criticize且難以挑剔。
People reach for it about clothes, manners, taste, and timing — someone may be impeccably dressed, impeccably polite, or have impeccably good timing.
People reach for it大家會用這個字 about clothes, manners, taste, and timing來說衣著、儀態、品味和時機——someone may be有人可能 impeccably dressed穿得無可挑剔, impeccably polite有禮貌得無可挑剔, or have或有 impeccably good timing時機掌握得無可挑剔。
It is rather formal and a little elegant; you would not usually say a sandwich was impeccably made unless you were being grand on purpose.
It is這個字 rather formal and a little elegant相當正式又有點優雅; you would not usually say你通常不會說 a sandwich三明治 was impeccably made做得無可挑剔 unless除非 you were being grand on purpose你是故意講得很誇張。
Though actually, speakers often stretch it to mean only “very, very well,” not “literally without a single fault.” In careful use it still carries that “you could not criticize this” feeling. It is strong praise.
Though actually不過實際上, speakers often stretch it說話者常把這個字延伸 to mean only "very, very well,"成只是「非常非常好」 not "literally without a single fault."而不是「真的一點缺點都沒有」。In careful use在講究用字時 it still carries它仍然帶有 that "you could not criticize this" feeling「這讓人挑不出毛病」的感覺。It is這 strong praise是很強烈的讚美。
組成impeccable(沒有毛病、挑不出錯)+ -ly(以那種方式)。From impeccable + -ly.
同家族的字
- impeccablethe adjective; impeccably is impeccable + -ly
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。
impeccablyadv/ɪmˈpɛk.ə.bli/
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In a perfect or flawless manner.
- Arley's ferry boat has been replaced by a single-span pedestrian bridge. This leads to the old Harbour Inn and the impeccably restored railway station, now part of the privately run steam-operated Severn Valley Railway.
- The great pianist was a prolific composer, who wrote impeccably for the piano.
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。