immoderately

IPA/ɪˈmɒdərətli/
IPA/ɪˈmɑːdərətli/

immoderately — 副詞

1. when someone acts or something happens without any moderation, going well past s

1.副詞C2
釋義

過度地

行為或程度超過合理範圍

when someone acts or something happens without any moderation, going well past sensible or normal limits

例句

Quan drank immoderately at the wedding reception and fell asleep on a bench outside.

Quan 在婚宴上過度飲酒,最後睡在了外面的長椅上。

collocation: drink immoderately

Yael spent immoderately on shoes after getting her first full-time job in the city.

Yael 在城裡找到第一份全職工作後,過度花錢買鞋子。

collocation: spend immoderately

同義詞
  • excessively

    more common and less formal; used in both speech and writing

  • unreasonably

    emphasises lack of good judgement rather than just large quantity

  • inordinately

    similarly formal; stresses that something is out of proportion

  • unduly

    formal and often used in legal or official contexts

反義詞
  • moderately

    with restraint and within reasonable limits

  • sparingly

    using very little; the opposite of excess

文法句型

immoderately + verb (drink, spend, eat, laugh, worry)

用法筆記

A formal adverb. In everyday speech, speakers more often use 'far too much,' 'excessively,' or 'way too' before the verb.

常見錯誤

She was immoderately pleased with the gift' (when meaning 'moderately').
She was moderately pleased with the gift.
💡'immoderately' means too much; 'moderately' means a reasonable amount.