hella
/ˈhel.ə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhel.ə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhe-lə/ (ame, mw)
hella — 副詞
1. to a very high degree; used to make an adjective or another adverb stronger, oft
超；超級
美國年輕人口語中強調程度的副詞
to a very high degree; used to make an adjective or another adverb stronger, often in casual youth speech.
The new ramen place near Gabriel's apartment is hella good.
Gabriel 公寓附近那家新開的拉麵店超好吃。
hella + positive adjective in casual praise
Driving home through the storm felt hella scary for Defne and her brother.
暴風雨中開車回家，Defne 和她弟弟都覺得超可怕。
hella intensifying an emotional adjective
Tariq finished the puzzle hella fast and showed everyone at the table.
Tariq 超快就完成拼圖，還拿給桌邊每個人看。
The line outside the bakery was hella long by seven in the morning.
早上七點麵包店外的隊伍就已經超長了。
Élise said the math test was hella hard, even for her study group.
Élise 說那次數學考試超難，連她的讀書會也覺得吃力。
文法句型
hella + adjective
hella + adverb
用法筆記
Strongly marked as informal Northern California (Bay Area) youth slang; avoid in school essays, workplace emails, or any formal writing.
常見錯誤
hella — 形容詞
- hellapositive
- more hellacomparative
- most hellasuperlative
1. a large number or amount of something; used in casual American speech to mean ma
超多的
口語中表示數量很多的限定詞
a large number or amount of something; used in casual American speech to mean many or lots of.
Christopher brought hella snacks to the camping trip and shared them with everyone.
Christopher 帶了超多零食去露營，還分給大家吃。
hella + plural countable noun
There were hella people waiting outside the arena before the concert started.
演唱會開始前，體育館外有超多人在排隊。
hella with plural human noun, casual context
Sahil saved up hella money over the summer by working two part-time jobs.
Sahil 整個暑假靠兼兩份工作存了超多錢。
Gabriela has hella books in her bedroom, mostly fantasy novels from the library.
Gabriela 房間裡有超多書，大部分是從圖書館借的奇幻小說。
The food truck on the corner sells hella tacos every Friday night to hungry students.
街角那台餐車每週五晚上都會賣出超多塔可餅給飢餓的學生。
文法句型
hella + plural noun
hella + uncountable noun
用法筆記
Subject and noun should both fit a casual conversation; the noun is usually plural or uncountable, never a singular countable noun (you cannot say 'hella book').