inordinately
inordinately — 副詞
1. to a degree that goes well beyond what would be considered normal, expected, or
過度；異常
超出正常或合理範圍
to a degree that goes well beyond what would be considered normal, expected, or reasonable
Mathieu was inordinately proud of his daughter's small hand-drawn card.
Mathieu 對於女兒親手畫的小卡片感到異常自豪。
inordinately + adjective (proud) + of [something]
The committee spent an inordinately long time on the first agenda item.
委員會在第一個議題上花了過長的時間。
inordinately + adjective (long) before a noun
Feng thought the bill was inordinately high for two simple noodle dishes.
Feng 認為那張帳單以兩道簡單的麵食來說貴得離譜。
Yumi found the visa application process inordinately complicated and slow.
Yumi 發現簽證申請流程複雜得超乎尋常又耗時。
The old house had an inordinately large fireplace that heated the whole ground floor.
那棟老房子有一間大得不成比例的壁爐，足以溫暖整個一樓。
- excessively
more common and slightly less formal; implies more than is necessary or wanted
- unduly
similar formality; emphasizes that something is more than is justified or appropriate
- disproportionately
highlights the imbalance between the degree and what the situation warrants
- overly
informal and widely used; softer than 'inordinately'
- moderately
within reasonable limits; the opposite of excessive
- slightly
to a small degree; the opposite of going far beyond normal
文法句型
inordinately + [adjective: proud/long/expensive/high/complicated]
inordinately + [verb: spend/focus/worry]
用法筆記
Typically used before adjectives (inordinately expensive, inordinately complex) to express a critical or disapproving tone about the degree of something. Less commonly modifies verbs (worry inordinately, focus inordinately). 'Inordinately' is stronger than 'very' and closer to 'excessively' or 'unduly'; it implies that the degree is unreasonable, not merely high.