
adv. 使人不自在地;令人難堪地(withering的副詞形式)
The authors are witheringly contemptuous of the bogus equation of tidiness and morality.
本書的兩位作者毫不留情地批判了将整潔與道德相等同的做法。
The authors are witheringly contemptuous of the bogus equation of tidiness and morality—for example in corporate “clean desk” policies.
本書的兩位作者毫不留情地批判了将整潔與道德相等同的做法,例如,公司内“清潔辦公桌”的政策。
The authors are witheringly contemptuous of the bogus equation of tidiness and morality—for example in corporate clean desk policies.
本書的兩位作者毫不留情地批判了将整潔與道德相等同的做法,例如,公司内“清潔辦公桌”的政策。
adv.|embarrassingly;使人不自在地;令人難堪地(withering的副詞形式)
"witheringly"是副詞,源自動詞"wither",原指植物枯萎或失去生命力,引申為通過言語或神态使人感到羞愧、窘迫的強烈負面情緒表達。該詞在現代英語中主要有以下兩種用法:
諷刺性貶低
表示用尖刻、輕蔑的态度進行批評,常伴隨足以讓對方感到無地自容的冷嘲熱諷。例如:"She looked at him witheringly when he suggested an outdated method"(當他提出過時的方法時,她投以令人難堪的鄙夷眼神)。牛津英語詞典将其定義為"in a way that expresses strong criticism or disapproval"。
摧毀性打擊
在文學語境中可形容具有毀滅性效果的事物,如:"The drought acted witheringly on crops"(幹旱使莊稼枯萎)。這種用法保留了詞語的原始意象,《柯林斯高級英語詞典》指出其具有"causing something to lose vitality"的隱喻含義。
該詞常見于正式書面語,近義詞包括scathingly(尖刻地)、contemptuously(輕蔑地)。使用時需注意語境,避免在非正式場合過度使用以免顯得矯揉造作。
“witheringly”是形容詞“withering”的副詞形式,主要用于描述帶有尖刻、令人難堪或使人畏縮态度的言行。以下是詳細解析:
例:She replied witheringly, "Is that the best you can do?"(她尖刻地回應:“這就是你的全部能耐嗎?”)
例:He gave her a witheringly cold stare.(他冷冷地瞪了她一眼,令她無地自容。)
近義詞 | 反義詞 |
---|---|
scathingly(尖酸地) | gently(溫和地) |
sarcastically(諷刺地) | kindly(友善地) |
contemptuously(輕蔑地) | warmly(熱情地) |
如需更多例句或語境分析,可參考新東方線上詞典、有道詞典及小站備考的完整内容。
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