Vitally means 'in a way that really matters' — it makes the word after it stronger. In practice it lives almost entirely in one phrase: vitally important. That partnership is so tight that if you learn only 'vitally important', you have learnt about ninety per cent of how this word is used.

Vitally means 'in a way that really matters'Vitally的意思是'用一種真的很重要的方式' it makes the word after it stronger它會讓後面那個字語氣變更強 In practice it lives almost entirely in one phrase實際上它幾乎只活在一個詞組裡： vitally importantvitally important That partnership is so tight that這個搭配緊密到 if you learn only 'vitally important'如果你只學'vitally important' you have learnt about ninety per cent of how this word is used你就已經學會這個字大概九成的用法了

You will also meet vitally necessary, and, more rarely, things like 'vitally interested in the outcome'. Beyond those, it starts to sound odd. You cannot say 'he vitally helped us'.

You will also meet vitally necessary你也會遇到vitally necessary more rarely, things like 'vitally interested in the outcome'還有比較少見的'vitally interested in the outcome'這種說法 Beyond those, it starts to sound odd超過這些搭配，聽起來就開始怪怪的 You cannot say 'he vitally helped us'你不能說'he vitally helped us'

It is a notch up from 'very important' and a notch more formal. You hear it in speeches, reports, editorials, and from a manager explaining why a deadline cannot slip. Between friends, people just say 'really important'.

It is a notch up from 'very important'它比'very important'語氣再重一點 and a notch more formal也再正式一點 You hear it in speeches, reports, editorials你會在演講、報告、社論裡聽到它 and from a manager explaining why a deadline cannot slip或是主管在解釋為什麼死線不能延的時候 Between friends, people just say 'really important'朋友之間，大家就只是說'really important'

The force behind the word is 'life' — vital things are the ones you cannot live without. So 'vitally important' carries a faint sense of 'we would not survive without this'. That is why it sounds too big when the thing is small, and why using it for everything wears it out.

The force behind the word is 'life'這個字背後的力量是'life（生命）' vital things are the ones you cannot live withoutvital的東西就是你少了它活不下去的東西 So 'vitally important' carries a faint sense of 'we would not survive without this'所以'vitally important'帶著一絲'沒有這個我們就活不下去'的味道 That is why it sounds too big when the thing is small這就是為什麼小事情用這個字會顯得太誇張 why using it for everything wears it out什麼都用它，也會把這個字用鈍