dismally
dismally — 副詞
1. expressing or creating deep unhappiness and a sense that nothing will get better
悲慘地
悲傷絕望的態度或氣氛
expressing or creating deep unhappiness and a sense that nothing will get better
After the fire, Adisa stared dismally at what remained of his home.
火災過後，Adisa 悲慘地凝視著家園的殘骸。
dismally with verb of staring / looking after a loss
The old hospital stood empty and dismally silent against the grey sky.
那間老舊的醫院在灰色天空下空無一人，寂靜得令人絕望。
dismally + adjective (silent) describing atmosphere
Beatrix shook her head dismally when she saw the test results.
Beatrix 看到考試結果時，絕望地搖了搖頭。
A cold rain fell dismally over the abandoned playground all afternoon.
整個下午，冰冷的雨淒涼地落在廢棄的遊樂場上。
Talia reported the news dismally, her voice flat and tired.
Talia 悲慘地報告了這個壞消息，聲音低沉而疲憊。
- gloomily
focuses more on the atmosphere than personal sadness
- hopelessly
emphasises a total absence of optimism
- mournfully
connected with grief after a specific loss
- sorrowfully
more formal, suggests a quieter, deeper sadness
- cheerfully
opposite in mood
- hopefully
opposite in outlook
文法句型
verb + dismally
dismally + adjective
用法筆記
Commonly modifies verbs of looking, reporting, or reacting (stare, shake one's head, report). Also frequently paired with adjectives that describe a bleak environment (silent, grey, empty).
常見錯誤
2. so poorly done or disappointing that the result is far below what could reasonab
極糟地
品質或結果遠低於標準
so poorly done or disappointing that the result is far below what could reasonably be expected
The team performed dismally in the championship final last weekend.
上週末，這支球隊在冠軍決賽中表現極糟。
perform dismally — adverb of poor performance
Faisal failed dismally to meet the project deadline his manager set.
Faisal 極糟地未能達成主管設定的專案截止期限。
fail dismally + to-infinitive
Hana's first attempt at baking a cake went dismally wrong.
Hana 第一次嘗試烤蛋糕的結果慘不忍睹。
The company's sales figures were dismally low for the third quarter.
公司第三季的銷售數字低得可憐。
Nadia scored dismally on the final exam despite studying for weeks.
儘管讀了好幾個星期，Nadia 期末考的分數仍然糟透了。
- terribly
less literary, more common in everyday speech
- dreadfully
slightly old-fashioned, suggests shock at the poor quality
- abysmally
even stronger — suggests the worst possible level
- miserably
also implies the person feels unhappy about the failure
- brilliantly
opposite in quality of performance
- impressively
opposite in outcome
文法句型
verb + dismally
dismally + adjective
用法筆記
Subject is typically a performance, attempt, result, or numerical value. Stronger than 'badly' — implies the outcome was far below any reasonable expectation.