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When something is incomparably good, or incomparably beautiful, it is so far above the others that lining them up hardly helps — there is almost no contest. You are not saying “a bit better.” You are saying the gap is huge. English likes this adverb next to better and more: incomparably better, incomparably more beautiful. Though actually, people also use it as a big, careful “very”: incomparably elegant — without naming the rivals. It can mark a sad gap too (incomparably worse), but praise is the usual job. You will meet it in reviews, speeches, and writing more than in chat. It is strong and a little formal. The adjective is incomparable; this -ly form tells you how, or how much.
無與倫比地(遠遠勝過;常接 better / more…)
組成From incomparable + -ly. Incomparable is in- (not) + comparable (able to be compared).
同家族的字
- incomparablethe adjective this adverb is built from
- comparethe verb at the root: to set things side by side
- comparableable to be compared; in- turns this to “not comparable”
- comparisonthe noun for the act of comparing
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。
incomparablyadv
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In an incomparable manner.
- […] if in this extatick State of Dreaming (during which the Astral Impulses are incomparably stronger than in common Dreams, or in the ordinary Course of Life) that prophetick Energy more efficaciously exerts itself […]
- […] the jails were larger and fuller, the number of murders was incomparably greater
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。