categorically
/ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkætəˈɡɔːrɪkli/ (ame, ipa) · /¦ka-tə-¦gȯr-i-k(ə-)lē -¦gär-/ (ame, mw)
categorically — 副詞
1. in a way that is absolute and allows no doubt, conditions, or exceptions — used
斷然
態度堅決、毫無商量空間地
in a way that is absolute and allows no doubt, conditions, or exceptions — used especially with verbs like deny, refuse, and reject
Yara categorically stated that the test results had not been changed.
Yara 斷然聲明檢測結果未被更動。
categorically + state + that-clause
The company's CEO categorically refused to talk with the workers on strike.
公司執行長斷然拒絕與罷工工人對話。
categorically + refuse + to-infinitive
The allegation was categorically denied by the department's senior director.
該指控被該部門高級主管斷然否認。
The council leader categorically rejected every claim that she had broken the rules.
市議會領袖斷然否認她違反規定的所有指控。
The foreign minister categorically ruled out sending troops to the region.
外交部長斷然排除向該地區派兵的可能性。
- absolutely
more common and versatile; works with a wider range of adjectives and verbs beyond statements
- unequivocally
more formal; preferred in legal or academic writing where removing ambiguity matters
- unconditionally
focuses on the absence of conditions; used for love, support, or surrender, not typically for statements
- flatly
more informal and slightly brusque; almost always paired with deny or refuse
- tentatively
suggests hesitation or uncertainty, the opposite of the absolute stance conveyed by categorically
- conditionally
implies terms or limits are attached, directly opposing the unqualified nature of categorically
文法句型
categorically + deny/refuse/reject/state + (that-clause | noun phrase | to-infinitive)
用法筆記
Almost always used before verbs of stating, denying, or refusing — such as deny, refuse, reject, state, and rule out. It is rarely used with other types of verbs.