Sorely means very much, and it always leans towards something bad or lacking. You are not sorely happy.

Sorely means very muchSorely的意思是「非常」, and it always leans towards something bad or lacking而且總是偏向不好或缺乏的事。You are not sorely happy你不會說sorely happy。

You are sorely disappointed, sorely tempted, sorely missed, sorely in need of help.

You are sorely disappointed你會說sorely disappointed（非常失望）, sorely temptedsorely tempted（很想做但不該）, sorely missedsorely missed（讓人深深懷念）, sorely in need of helpsorely in need of help（非常需要幫助）。

There is an ache inside the word — it comes from sore, and it kept that feeling even after it stopped meaning physical pain. It is formal and a little literary.

There is an ache inside the word這個字裡面帶著一種痛 — it comes from sore它來自sore這個字, and it kept that feeling even after it stopped meaning physical pain即使後來不再指身體的疼痛還是保留了那種感覺。It is formal and a little literary它是正式且帶點文學味的用字。

In everyday speech people say "really" or "badly" instead; sorely turns up in writing, in speeches, in news reports, and in fixed phrases. Learn those phrases as whole units, because sorely does not go freely with any word you like: sorely missed (said about someone who has left or died), sorely needed, sorely tempted, sorely tried (meaning someone's patience has been pushed hard), sorely lacking, sorely disappointed.

In everyday speech people say "really" or "badly" instead日常說話裡大家會改用「really」或「badly」; sorely turns up in writing, in speeches, in news reports, and in fixed phrasessorely則出現在書面文章、演講、新聞報導和固定用語裡。Learn those phrases as whole units要把這些用語當成一整個單位來學, because sorely does not go freely with any word you like因為sorely不能自由搭配任何你想用的字: sorely missed (said about someone who has left or died)sorely missed（用在離開或過世的人身上）, sorely neededsorely needed（亟需）, sorely temptedsorely tempted（很想做但不該）, sorely tried (meaning someone's patience has been pushed hard)sorely tried（意思是某人的耐性被逼到極限）, sorely lackingsorely lacking（嚴重缺乏）, sorely disappointedsorely disappointed（非常失望）。

Two of these are worth extra attention. "Sorely tempted" is about wanting to do something you probably should not — it is often said with a smile. And "will be sorely missed" is one of the standard sentences English uses when someone leaves a job or dies; if you say it, people hear the whole ritual behind it.

Two of these are worth extra attention其中有兩個特別值得注意。"Sorely tempted" is about wanting to do something you probably should not「Sorely tempted」講的是很想做一件大概不該做的事 — it is often said with a smile通常是帶著笑意說出來的。And "will be sorely missed" is one of the standard sentences English uses when someone leaves a job or dies而「will be sorely missed」是英文在有人離職或過世時會用的標準句子之一; if you say it, people hear the whole ritual behind it你一說出口大家就會聽出背後那整套儀式感。