
英:/'ˈkruːəli/ 美:/'ˈkruːəli/
比较级:more cruelly 最高级:most cruelly
adv. 残酷地;非常
The boy cruelly refused my courtship.
那个男孩残忍地拒绝了我的求爱。
He claimed that he had been cruelly persecuted by the enemy.
他声称自己受到了敌人残忍的迫害。
The children's dreams were cruelly destroyed.
孩子们的梦想被残酷地摧毁了。
Douglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings.
道格拉斯过去常遭到嫉妒他的兄弟姐妹们的残忍折磨。
The dog had been cruelly treated.
那条狗一直受虐待。
I was cruelly deceived.
我被骗得惨透了。
His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own ******.
他的生活由于一个非他自身因素造成的事件被无情地破坏了。
We find ourselves cruelly cut off from the wireless world.
我们发现自己被无情地切断与无线世界的联系。
adv.|extremely/badly/highly/greatly/too;残酷地;非常
cruelly 是副词,用于描述行为或事件中体现的残忍、冷酷无情或造成痛苦 的特质。其核心含义包含以下层次:
故意施加痛苦:指有意造成他人(或动物)身体或精神上的伤害,缺乏同情心或怜悯。例如:
"The prisoners were cruelly tortured during the war."(战争期间,囚犯们遭受了残酷的折磨。)
来源:Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
冷酷无情,缺乏仁慈:强调行为或态度的冷漠、刻薄,无视他人的感受或福祉。例如:
"He cruelly mocked her appearance in front of everyone."(他当着所有人的面冷酷地嘲笑了她的外表。)
来源:Merriam-Webster Dictionary
造成不公或不幸:形容事件或情况本身具有的严酷、不公或令人痛苦的性质,有时并非出于主观恶意,但结果同样残酷。例如:
"Fate cruelly took away her chance to say goodbye."(命运残酷地夺走了她告别的机会。)
来源:Cambridge English Dictionary
极度,过分:在较旧的用法或特定语境中,可表示程度之甚,带有负面色彩(如过分严厉)。例如:
"The punishment was cruelly severe for such a minor offense."(对于这样的小过失,惩罚过于严厉了。)
来源:Collins English Dictionary
词源与关联:
该词源自形容词cruel(残忍的),其词根可追溯至拉丁语 crudelis(粗糙的、无情的),与 crudus(生的、未加工的,引申为未开化、野蛮)相关。这反映了其核心含义与原始、缺乏人性化关怀的关联。来源:Online Etymology Dictionary
单词cruelly 是副词,以下是详细解释:
He treated his students cruelly.(他残酷地对待学生)
The boy was cruelly flogged for stealing.(男孩因偷窃被残忍鞭打)
A cruelly bitter winter.(极度严寒的冬天)
The job was cruelly difficult.(工作异常艰难)
如需更多例句或用法细节,可参考权威词典来源(如、4、7)。
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