- 1不可原諒地、過分到無法原諒地。實際上最常放在形容詞前面表示「誇張到極點」,例如 unforgivably rude = 沒禮貌到讓人氣不過。
The adverb of 'unforgivable': in a way so bad that it cannot be forgiven.
The adverb of 'unforgivable'『unforgivable』的副詞,so bad指糟到that it cannot be forgiven沒辦法被原諒in a way的程度。
In real use it almost always sits in front of an adjective and works as a very heavy 'far too' — 'unforgivably rude', 'unforgivably slow', 'unforgivably late'. The speaker is not calmly reporting; they are angry or being dramatic on purpose.
In real use實際使用時it almost always sits in front of an adjective它幾乎都放在形容詞前面,and works as a very heavy 'far too'當作很強烈的『太過』來用——'unforgivably rude', 'unforgivably slow', 'unforgivably late'像『unforgivably rude』、『unforgivably slow』、『unforgivably late』這樣。The speaker is not calmly reporting說話的人這時候不是在平靜地陳述事實;they are angry而是在生氣,or being dramatic on purpose或故意講得誇張。
That is worth noticing: because the word is so strong, using it about a small thing is a way of showing feeling, and a lot of real examples are exactly that — a restaurant review calling the service unforgivably slow, a friend saying you replied unforgivably late to a message. Nobody is really talking about forgiveness.
That is worth noticing這點值得注意:because the word is so strong因為這個字力道很強,using it about a small thing拿它來說一件小事is a way of showing feeling其實是一種表達情緒的方式,and a lot of real examples are exactly that而且很多實際的例子就是這樣——a restaurant review calling the service unforgivably slow有餐廳評論說服務慢到不可原諒,a friend saying you replied unforgivably late to a message也有朋友說你回訊息慢到不可原諒。Nobody is really talking about forgiveness沒有人真的是在談原諒不原諒的問題。
It can also follow a verb, as in 'he behaved unforgivably', and there it keeps its full serious weight — that one means a genuine wrong, not a joke.
It can also follow a verb它也可以放在動詞後面,as in 'he behaved unforgivably'像『he behaved unforgivably』(他的行為過分到不可原諒)這種說法,and there it keeps its full serious weight這時候它保留完整的嚴肅份量——that one means a genuine wrong這種用法指的是真正的過錯,not a joke不是開玩笑。
Like 'unforgettably', the adjective is far more common than the adverb in everyday speech; the -ly form belongs more to writing, reviews, and people performing their .
Like 'unforgettably'就像『unforgettably』一樣,the adjective is far more common than the adverb in everyday speech日常口語裡形容詞比副詞常見得多;the -ly form belongs more to writing, reviews, and people performing their annoyance-ly這種形式比較常出現在寫作、評論,以及人們刻意表現不耐煩的時候。
core核心畫面
組成un- (not) + forgive + -able + -ly. Literally: in a way that cannot be forgiven. The -ly is the last piece added, turning the adjective unforgivable into an adverb.
同家族的字
- unforgivablethe adjective this comes from — drop the -ly
- forgivethe root verb buried at the centre
- unforgettablybuilt the exact same way, and used the same way in front of adjectives
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
unforgivablyadv
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In an unforgivable manner.
- Mr. Dukakis charged that when it came to advising President Reagan on Iran, Mr. Bush was "disastrously and completely and unforgivably wrong."
- The astonished Ken Wharfe came by just in time to witness this bizarre spectacle and in an appropriately policemanly manner rebuked the butler for his 'unforgivably disloyal' and 'deeply unprofessional' behaviour.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。