depressingly

IPA/dɪˈpresɪŋli/
KK[dɪprˈɛsɪŋli]IPA/dɪˈpresɪŋli/

depressingly — 副詞

1. so as to produce a feeling of deep sadness and a total absence of hope — used wh

1.副詞B2
釋義

令人沮喪地

以令人沮喪或失去希望的方式

so as to produce a feeling of deep sadness and a total absence of hope — used when describing a situation that disappoints or discourages you

例句

Jin finds the winter weather in Taipei depressingly cold every year.

Jin 覺得台北的冬季天氣每年都冷得令人沮喪。

depressingly + adjective (cold)

The hospital waiting room was depressingly quiet, with everyone looking anxious.

醫院的候診室安靜得令人沮喪，每個人看起來都很焦慮。

depressingly + adjective (quiet)

常見搭配
  • depressingly cold
  • depressingly quiet
  • depressingly familiar
  • depressingly slow
  • depressingly low
  • depressingly predictable
  • depressingly similar
  • depressingly dull
同義詞
  • discouragingly

    focuses more on sapping one's motivation or confidence; slightly less intense than depressingly

  • dispiritingly

    more formal and literary; emphasizes a crushing of spirit or morale

  • sadly

    more general and less intense; can express ordinary regret rather than deep hopelessness

反義詞
  • encouragingly

    produces hope or confidence instead of hopelessness

  • hopefully

    conveys optimism about the future, the opposite emotional tone

文法句型

depressingly + adjective/adverb

用法筆記

Almost always modifies an adjective or another adverb rather than a verb; it adds a tone of personal disappointment or hopelessness to the description. Common modified adjectives include cold, quiet, familiar, slow, low, predictable, similar, and dull.

常見錯誤

The news is depressingly.
The news was depressingly bad.
depressingly must modify an adjective or adverb; it cannot stand alone at the end of a sentence.
She looked at the bill depressingly.
She looked at the depressingly large bill.
the adverb usually comes directly before the word it modifies, not at a distance from it.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • depressingly + adjective (e.g. depressingly cold, depressingly quiet, depressingly familiar, depressingly slow)