egregious

/ɪˈɡriːdʒiəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈɡriːdʒiəs/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈgrē-jəs/ (ame, mw)

egregious — 形容詞

  • egregiouspositive
  • more egregiouscomparative
  • most egregioussuperlative

1. so badly wrong or offensive that everyone notices it at once

1.形容詞C1
釋義

離譜；惡劣

壞得太明顯，讓人震驚或憤怒

so badly wrong or offensive that everyone notices it at once

例句

The report exposed an egregious error in the hospital's billing system.

那份報告揭露了醫院計費系統裡一個很離譜的錯誤。

collocation: egregious error

Parents called the coach's egregious remark cruel and deeply unfair.

家長們說教練那句話非常惡劣，又殘忍又不公平。

pattern: call something egregious

同義詞
  • outrageous

    broader and more emotional, stressing the anger or shock a person feels

  • appalling

    strong and serious, often used for awful conditions or suffering

  • flagrant

    more strongly tied to open rule-breaking or public misconduct

  • blatant

    focuses on how obvious and unhidden the fault is

反義詞
  • acceptable

    within normal or allowed limits

  • admirable

    good enough to deserve approval rather than criticism

文法句型

an egregious error

egregious abuse

be egregious

用法筆記

Most often modifies errors, lies, abuse, fraud, or unfair treatment when the speaker wants to stress that the fault is obvious and hard to excuse. It is stronger and more formal than simply calling something bad.

常見錯誤

❌The team got an egregious result and celebrated all night.
✅The team got an excellent result and celebrated all night.
💡'egregious' is strongly negative, so it cannot be used to praise something.