核心畫面

Think of something that has slipped out of anyone's control: arms , a boat thrown around by , a crowd that has stopped behaving in an way. Nothing is holding it back and nothing is keeping it within normal limits.

某個東西掙脫了控制,沒有東西在拉住它。手臂胡亂揮舞、小船被浪甩來甩去、一群人激動到不照規矩來——動作的幅度衝出了平常更多收起某個東西掙脫了控制,沒有東西在拉住它。手臂胡亂揮舞、小船被浪甩來甩去、一群人激動到不照規矩來——動作的幅度衝出了平常該有的範圍。wild 原本講的是沒有被馴養、沒有被圈起來的狀態,wildly 就是把那種「沒有邊界」的感覺加在動作或程度上。

Two branches

失控的動作或反應

這一族就是核心畫面照字面用:動作本身真的沒有被控制住。

out of control · r · B2

in a way that is not controlled, because someone is very excited or very worried, or because something is moving with sudden strong force.

瘋狂地;失控地

程度衝出常態

把「衝出邊界」從動作搬到程度上:不是身體在亂動,而是這個性質的大小遠遠超過一般人預期的範圍。

extremely · r · B2

used before an adjective to mean very or extremely, especially when something is far more, or far further from the truth, than people would expect.

極其;非常

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。

wildlyadv/ˈwaɪldli/

  • 1

    In a wild, uncontrolled manner.

    • He swung wildly at the guy's head, but ended up on the floor.
    • Steve Bruce's side have swung from highs to lows in what has been at best a wildly inconsistent start to the season. They experienced a microcosm of this within the opening 45 minutes at the Stadium of Light.
  • 2

    To a ridiculous or extreme degree; extremely.

    • wildly exagerrated
    • The wildly entertaining trip that follows, involving a used Winnebago and an old pickup truck with ropes for seatbelts, has a profound effect on Pedro.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。