英语词源
- utterly (adv.)
- early 13c., "truly, plainly, outspokenly," from utter (v.) + -ly (1); meaning "to an absolute degree" is late 14c., from utter (adj.)). Cf similarly formed German äusserlich. Old English uterlic (adj.) meant "external."
权威例句
- 1. The ship's crew were now exhausted and utterly demoralized.
- 这艘船上的船员现在都已精疲力竭，彻底丧失了信心。
- 2. You couldn't be more mistaken, Alex. You've utterly misread the situation.
- 亚历克斯，你真是大错特错，你对局势的判断根本不对。
- 3. Everything about the country seemed utterly different from what I'd experienced before.
- 这个国家的一切似乎与我以前的经历完全不同。
- 4. I left eventually at six o'clock feeling utterly dispirited and depressed.
- 我一直到6点才极度沮丧和郁闷地离去。
- 5. No-one knows where they stand with him; he is utterly unpredictable.
- 谁也不知道他怎样看待他们；他是个完全不可捉摸的人。