dysfunctionally

IPA/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl.i/
IPA/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl.i/

dysfunctionally — 副詞

1. Describes how a family, team, or organisation operates when broken patterns of c

1.副詞C2
釋義

功能失調地

以功能失調或不正常的方式運作

Describes how a family, team, or organisation operates when broken patterns of communication or behaviour prevent it from working well.

例句

The Fletcher family was <hl>dysfunctionally</hl> run; parents rarely spoke openly to their children.

Fletcher 一家長期以功能失調的方式運作；父母很少跟子女公開談話。

passive: be dysfunctionally + past participle (run)

The sales team was <hl>dysfunctionally</hl> organised; each worker did their own tasks alone.

銷售團隊的組織方式失能；每位員工只獨自做自己的工作。

passive: be dysfunctionally + past participle (organised)

常見搭配
  • dysfunctionally run
  • dysfunctionally organised
  • dysfunctionally managed
  • dysfunctionally structured
  • behaved dysfunctionally
  • operated dysfunctionally
同義詞
  • unhealthily

    less formal; focuses on harmful emotional or relational patterns rather than systemic failure

  • maladaptively

    more clinical; used in psychology for coping behaviours that make a problem worse

  • inadequately

    broader; does not carry the relational or systemic meaning of dysfunctionally

反義詞
  • functionally

    direct opposite; describes healthy, efficient operation

  • effectively

    near opposite; focuses on achieving desired results

文法句型

operate/behave/run + dysfunctionally

be dysfunctionally + past participle

用法筆記

This is the adverb form of dysfunctional, commonly used in psychology, organisational behaviour, and family therapy to describe how systems, groups, or relationships operate in a harmful or ineffective way. It is a formal term and appears more often in academic or clinical writing than in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

The team worked dysfunctionally' (when meaning simply 'poorly').
The team worked dysfunctionally, with members hiding information from each other.
'dysfunctionally' implies a deep pattern of broken relationships or systems, not just low-quality output.

同根字

常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • chronically dysfunctionally
  • deeply dysfunctionally
  • truly dysfunctionally

常用片語

  • run dysfunctionally
  • behave dysfunctionally
  • operate dysfunctionally
  • function dysfunctionally
  • organised dysfunctionally
  • structured dysfunctionally