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Superbly means extremely well — so well that it deserves real praise. It is an adverb, so it tells you how something is done or how good a quality is.
Superbly meanssuperbly的意思是 extremely well好到極點 — so well that it deserves real praise好到值得真正的稱讚。It is an adverb它是一個副詞, so it tells you how something is done or how good a quality is所以它告訴你一件事做得怎麼樣,或某個特質有多好
You use it with verbs ('she sang superbly', 'the team played superbly') and, very often, in front of an adjective or a past participle to lift it high: superbly written, superbly trained, superbly fresh, superbly organised. It is warm and enthusiastic, and it sits at the top of the scale — above 'well', above 'very well', close to 'brilliantly' and 'magnificently'.
You use it with verbs你可以把它跟動詞連用 ('she sang superbly', 'the team played superbly')('she sang superbly', 'the team played superbly') and, very often也很常, in front of an adjective or a past participle to lift it high放在形容詞或過去分詞前面把程度拉高: superbly written, superbly trained, superbly fresh, superbly organisedsuperbly written, superbly trained, superbly fresh, superbly organised。It is warm and enthusiastic它的語氣溫暖又熱情, and it sits at the top of the scale而且位在程度量表的最頂端 — above 'well', above 'very well'比'well'高,比'very well'高, close to 'brilliantly' and 'magnificently'接近'brilliantly'和'magnificently'
Because it is strong, using it too often makes writing sound like an advertisement, and in fact food writing, travel writing, and reviews use it constantly. In casual conversation between friends it can sound a little grand; people are more likely to say 'really well' or 'amazing'.
Because it is strong因為它的語氣很強, using it too often makes writing sound like an advertisement用太多次會讓文章聽起來像廣告, and in fact food writing, travel writing, and reviews use it constantly事實上美食寫作、旅遊寫作和評論就常常一直用它。In casual conversation between friends在朋友之間輕鬆的對話裡 it can sound a little grand它聽起來可能有點誇張; people are more likely to say 'really well' or 'amazing'人們比較會說'really well'或'amazing'
One thing to notice: it is almost always positive. You would not normally say 'he failed superbly' unless you were joking, and the joke depends on hearing the .
One thing to notice有一件事值得注意: it is almost always positive它幾乎總是正面的。You would not normally say 'he failed superbly'你通常不會說'he failed superbly' unless you were joking除非你是在開玩笑, and the joke depends on hearing the mismatch而這個玩笑就是靠聽出這種不搭調才成立的
組成superb (極好的) + -ly (the ending that turns an adjective into an adverb). Superb goes back to Latin superbus, which meant 'proud, above others' — from super, 'above'. The pride has faded and only the height is left.
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。
superblyadv
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Excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably.
- Despite of the absence of Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt because of illness and injury respectively, the home side began superbly. Helguson twice threatened early on with shots from the right-hand corner of the box before Anton Ferdinand spurned a great chance at the back post following the Icelandic striker's header back across goal.
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datedHaughtily.
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。