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Overwhelmingly is a way to lean on the size of something — not a small lead, a huge one.
Overwhelmingly Overwhelmingly is是 a way to lean on the size of something用來強調某件事規模很大的說法 — not a small lead不是小幅領先 a huge one是壓倒性的領先。
A vote can be overwhelmingly in favour. A place can be overwhelmingly rural. Evidence can be overwhelmingly clear.
A vote投票結果 can be可以是 overwhelmingly in favouroverwhelmingly in favour（壓倒性贊成）。 A place一個地方 can be可以是 overwhelmingly ruraloverwhelmingly rural（絕大部分是鄉村）。 Evidence證據 can be可以是 overwhelmingly clearoverwhelmingly clear（非常明確）。
It often answers how much? with almost all, or so much that it knocks you back.
It它 often answers常常是在回答 how much?「有多少？」這個問題 with almost all答案是「幾乎全部」 or so much that it knocks you back或多到讓你招架不住。
It comes from , the feeling of being covered or overpowered, but in this use it has cooled into a strength-word: the amount is huge.
It它 comes from來自 overwhelmingoverwhelming 這個字 the feeling of being covered or overpowered本來是「被淹沒、被壓制」的感覺 but but 在這裡 in this use it has cooled into已經冷卻成 a strength-word一個表示程度的字 : the amount is huge意思就是數量很龐大。
Though actually, speakers stretch it. It sits most naturally before an adjective (overwhelmingly popular) or with in favour / against. Used as a fancy very in every sentence, it starts to sound up.
Though actually不過實際上 speakers講話的人也 stretch it會把它用得比較寬鬆。 It它 sits most naturally最自然的位置是 before an adjective放在形容詞前面 (overwhelmingly popular)（像 overwhelmingly popular） or with in favour / against或搭配 in favour / against 使用。 Used as a fancy very如果拿它當作花俏版的 very in every sentence每句話都用 it it starts to sound puffed up聽起來就會顯得誇張。
組成overwhelming + -ly. Overwhelm itself is over- plus an old word whelm, which meant to cover or turn over.
同家族的字
- overwhelmingthe adjective this adverb is built from
- overwhelmthe verb: cover, overpower, or hit with too much
- whelman old verb meaning to cover or overturn
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。
overwhelminglyadv/ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛl.mɪŋ.lɪ/
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In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
- Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line [...] but years later than need have been—[...].
- The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode.
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Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
- Studies on homeless income find that the typical “career panhandler” who dedicates his time overwhelmingly to begging can make between $600 and $1,500 a month.
- Those recurrent noises in Italy about a move to Internazionale have resurfaced this week. It seems overwhelmingly likely Conte will stay, pay rise pending. But it is a feat of rare political skill to have made himself so unusually vital to the current success.
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。