记忆方法
将“entirely”分解为“en”和“tire”和“ly”。想象“en”如同整个轮胎被充满，“tire”代表“轮胎”本身，而“ly”作为形容词后缀，表示“……地”。整体联想为“整个轮胎被充满”，意味着整个地、完全地。
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英语词源
- entirely (adv.)
- mid-14c., from entire + -ly (2).
权威例句
- 1. This, I am sorry to say, is almost entirely wishful thinking.
- 我很遗憾，这几乎完全是一厢情愿的想法。
- 2. They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president.
- 他对总统的批评并没有让他们特别高兴。
- 3. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide.
- 火星的大气层极其稀薄，几乎全部由二氧化碳构成。
- 4. The downstairs of the two little houses had been entirely refashioned.
- 两栋小楼的底层已经彻底翻修过。
- 5. We shall see that this is not entirely true.
- 我们会明白这并非全是真的。
词语辨析
【entirely, utterly】
entirely: 用于说法持肯定态度的场合，we should work entirely in the interests of the people.
utterly: 用于说法持否定态度的场合，I am utterly dissatisfied.
entirely: 用于说法持肯定态度的场合，we should work entirely in the interests of the people.
utterly: 用于说法持否定态度的场合，I am utterly dissatisfied.