nastily
nastily — 副詞
1. showing a cruel or mean attitude toward another person through what you say, the
刻薄地
以不友善或惡意的方式言行
showing a cruel or mean attitude toward another person through what you say, the way you look at them, or how you treat them.
Elena's boss replied nastily when she arrived late, embarrassing her in front of everyone.
Elena 的老闆在她遲到時刻薄地回應，讓她在大家面前很難堪。
collocation: replied / commented / spoke + nastily
The children laughed nastily at Ishaan when he tripped over the backpack in the hallway.
Ishaan 在走廊被背包絆倒時，那些孩子惡意地嘲笑他。
collocation: laughed nastily at someone
Zola glanced nastily at the new employee and then turned away without saying a word.
Zola 不友善地瞥了新員工一眼，然後一句話也沒說就轉過身去。
Sophia spoke nastily to the waiter, which made everyone at the table feel deeply uncomfortable.
Sophia 對服務生說話很刻薄，讓同桌的所有人都感到很不自在。
Rania's stepmother treated her nastily for years, reminding her she was not a real daughter.
Rania 的繼母多年來一直刻薄地對待她，提醒她不是親生女兒。
- cruelly
emphasises causing pain or suffering, stronger than nastily
- harshly
focuses on strictness or severity rather than meanness
- spitefully
implies a deliberate wish to hurt or offend
文法句型
modifies verbs of speech, looks, or behaviour
用法筆記
Commonly pairs with verbs of speaking (replied, said, commented) and verbs of looking (glanced, stared, looked).
常見錯誤
2. used to describe something that is very bad, uncomfortable, or threatening in it
糟糕地
以糟糕或令人難受的狀態
used to describe something that is very bad, uncomfortable, or threatening in its appearance, taste, smell, or effect — for example, a wound that looks seriously infected, weather that turns bitterly cold, or a smell that is deeply unpleasant.
The wound on Mira's leg had become nastily infected, so the doctor prescribed strong antibiotics.
Mira 腿上的傷口嚴重感染，醫生為她開了強效抗生素。
collocation: become + nastily + adjective (infected, swollen)
The weather turned nastily cold that afternoon, with freezing rain and strong winds.
那天下午天氣變得惱人地寒冷，下著冰雨還颳著強風。
collocation: weather + turned + nastily + adjective
Yumi's cough sounded nastily dry, as if something was stuck deep inside her chest.
Yumi 的咳嗽聽起來乾咳得很嚴重，好像有東西卡在胸腔深處。
The kitchen smelled nastily of burnt oil and rotten vegetables after the power cut.
停電後，廚房裡散發出燒焦油和腐爛蔬菜的難聞氣味。
Caleb's phone screen shattered nastily when it hit the concrete floor of the car park.
Caleb 的手機螢幕撞上停車場的水泥地面，碎裂得很嚴重。
- unpleasantly
softer and more general than nastily
- horribly
stronger, suggests shock or disgust
- badly
more common, less intense
- pleasantly
giving a comfortable or enjoyable feeling
- nicely
in an agreeable or attractive way
文法句型
modifies adjectives describing negative conditions
modifies verbs of sensory perception
用法筆記
Often appears with verbs of sensory experience (smell, taste, sound, feel) or with verbs of change (become, turn, get) to describe a worsening condition.