
英:/'ˈɔːfli/ 美:/'ˈɔːfli/
非常
比较级:more awfully 最高级:most awfully
adv. 可怕地;十分;非常;很
I'm awfully worried about the future of human beings.
我非常担心人类的未来。
My back is awfully pain.
我的背疼得厉害。
The little boy performed awfully in yesterday's game.
这个小男孩在昨天的比赛中表现得非常糟糕。
It's an awfully long time since we last saw each other.
我们很长时间没有见面了
The weather sure is awfully hot today!
今天的天气真是太热了!
I'm awfully hungry. Can we eat soon?
我实在太饿了。我们能赶紧吃点东西吗?
This sunset is awfully gorgeous, don't you think?
这落日太美了,你不觉得吗?
I can't say the food was awfully delicious, but it wasn't horrible either.
我不能说这饭很美味,但至少味道也不差。
I hope you don't plan on playing George for money. He is awfully good at poker.
希望你不要想着跟George玩牌赚钱,他扑克玩得极好。
Adam is awfully handsome!
Adam真是太帅了!
The kids are awfully rowdy today. How can we get them to settle down?
孩子们今天特别吵。怎么才能让他们安静下来呢?
It depends on whether they're busy or not. Are the lines in Chinese hospitals awfully long?
这要看医生忙不忙了。在中国的医院,总是要排特别长的队吗?
I don’t know, it’s so hard to choose. The line for the drop tower isn’t awfully long.
我也不知道,太难选择啦。跳楼机的队伍好像不是太长。
These scissors are awfully heavy.
这些剪刀非常重。
It's an awfully good story.
这是一个非常好的故事。
Of course it's awfully fascinating!
当然,这是非常吸引人的!
Awfully hot, isn't it?
非常热,是不是?
She's awfully fond of Wendy, he said to himself.
“她非常喜欢温迪。”他对自己说。
adv.|badly/extremely/greatly/quite/highly/too;可怕地;十分;非常;很
"awfully" 是英语中常见的副词,主要有两种含义:
表示程度极高
在非正式语境中,它用于强调某种状态的程度,相当于“非常、极其”。例如:
"The coffee was awfully bitter."(这咖啡苦得厉害)
此用法常见于口语,表达夸张或情感强调(参考来源:牛津词典 https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/)。
表示糟糕的方式
在正式或文学语境中,可描述负面行为或结果,意为“恶劣地”或“令人不快地”。例如:
"He treated his colleagues awfully."(他对待同事的方式很恶劣)
该用法现已较少见,多出现在历史文本或特定表达中(参考来源:剑桥词典 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/)。
词源与演变
"awfully" 源自中古英语“awe”(敬畏),最初指“令人敬畏地”,后逐渐衍生出负面含义。现代英语中,其表程度的用法已脱离原始词义,成为独立表达(参考来源:柯林斯词典 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/)。
同义词对比
Awfully 是一个英语副词,具有多重语义层次与用法,以下是基于多来源的详细解析:
I’m awfully sorry for the delay.(非常抱歉耽误了。)
The movie was awfully boring.(电影极其无聊。)
He behaved awfully at the party.(他在派对上表现恶劣。)
This cake is awfully sweet!(这蛋糕甜得过分!)
She’s awfully smart for her age.(以她的年龄来说,她聪明得惊人。)
You look awfully handsome today!(你今天帅得离谱!)
The weather last summer was awful. → It rained awfully hard.(去年夏天天气糟透了,雨下得极大。)
The project was awfully successful.(项目极其成功。)
He spoke awfully to his colleagues.(他对同事出言不逊。)
Awfully 是一个多功能程度副词,既能强化负面情感,也可用于夸张或幽默表达。掌握其发音差异(英美)、同义词替换(如 terribly)及文化语境,能更灵活地应用于口语与写作中。
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