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Completely, with nothing held back and no doubts kept in reserve. It describes HOW you say or give something, so it goes with verbs like apologise, agree, accept, support, recommend, condemn, welcome.
Completely, with nothing held back and no doubts kept in reserve意思是完完全全,什麼都不保留,也不留任何懷疑在心裡。It describes HOW you say or give something它形容的是你「怎麼」說或給出某件事, so it goes with verbs like apologise, agree, accept, support, recommend, condemn, welcome所以常跟apologise(道歉)、agree(同意)、accept(接受)、support(支持)、recommend(推薦)、condemn(譴責)、welcome(歡迎)這類動詞搭配。
'I apologise unreservedly' means: no excuses, no 'but you also...', no small part of me still defending myself. Think of 'reserve' as keeping a bit of something back for yourself; unreservedly is handing over all of it.
'I apologise unreservedly'像'I apologise unreservedly'(我毫無保留地道歉) means: no excuses, no 'but you also...', no small part of me still defending myself意思是沒有藉口、沒有「可是你也……」、心裡也沒有一小部分還在為自己辯護。Think of 'reserve' as keeping a bit of something back for yourself你可以把'reserve'想成替自己留一手, unreservedly is handing over all of it而unreservedly就是把這一手也全部交出去。
The word feels formal and a bit public. You hear it from politicians, company statements, apologies in the news, court, and formal letters — a person saying sorry to a friend would just say 'I'm really sorry' or 'I was completely wrong'. Because it is so strong, it often appears exactly when someone is under pressure and wants to sound like they are not hiding anything.
The word feels formal and a bit public這個字給人一種正式、公開場合的感覺。You hear it from politicians, company statements, apologies in the news, court, and formal letters你會在政治人物、公司聲明、新聞裡的道歉、法庭,還有正式信件裡聽到它 — a person saying sorry to a friend would just say 'I'm really sorry' or 'I was completely wrong'一般人跟朋友道歉只會說'I'm really sorry'或'I was completely wrong'就好。Because it is so strong正因為這個字語氣這麼重, it often appears exactly when someone is under pressure and wants to sound like they are not hiding anything它常常剛好出現在有人正承受壓力、想讓自己聽起來沒有隱瞞任何事的時候。
It also works for praise: 'I recommend her unreservedly' means there is nothing about her I feel I should quietly warn you about. Position is loose — 'apologise unreservedly' and 'unreservedly condemn' are both normal.
It also works for praise它也可以用在稱讚上: 'I recommend her unreservedly'像'I recommend her unreservedly'(我毫無保留地推薦她) means there is nothing about her I feel I should quietly warn you about意思是關於她,沒有任何一點是我覺得該私下提醒你留意的。Position is loose這個字的位置很自由 — 'apologise unreservedly' and 'unreservedly condemn' are both normal'apologise unreservedly'和'unreservedly condemn'兩種順序都很正常。
組成un- (not) + reserved + -ly. 'Reserved' here is the idea of holding something back or keeping it in store, so unreservedly = without keeping anything back.
同家族的字
- reservethe root — to keep something back
- reservationsame root; a 'reservation' can be a doubt you hold back
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。
unreservedlyadv詞源 1
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In an unreserved manner; showing emotion or lack of restraint.
unreservedlyadv詞源 2
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Without reservation or shyness; readily.
- I apologize unreservedly.
- Monsieur Tarzan would be delighted to place his interests unreservedly in the hands of his friend, Lieutenant D’Arnot.
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。