outright
/ˌaʊtˈraɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌaʊtˈraɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌau̇t-ˈrīt/ (ame, mw) · /ˈaʊtraɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtraɪt/ (ame, ipa)
outright — 副詞
1. in a way that is total and leaves no room for doubt or change — for example, rej
徹底；當場
完全且毫無保留；或當下立即發生
in a way that is total and leaves no room for doubt or change — for example, rejecting a proposal completely, or dying at the very moment of an accident
Keiko's proposal was rejected outright by the committee after only ten minutes.
Keiko 的提案在僅僅十分鐘後就被委員會徹底否決。
passive: be rejected outright by [person/group]
The shop owner refused outright to give Jamal a refund for the damaged jacket.
店主斷然拒絕為 Jamal 那件破損的夾克退款。
Two children from Ingrid's village died outright when the old bridge collapsed.
Ingrid 村裡的兩個孩子在舊橋坍塌時當場死亡。
Priyanka denied outright that she had shared the report with anyone outside the team.
Priyanka 斷然否認她曾將報告分享給團隊外的任何人。
The mayor called for fireworks to be banned outright across the whole city.
市長呼籲在全市範圍內全面禁止煙火。
- completely
more general and neutral; lacks the sense of finality
- utterly
more formal; typically used with negative outcomes
- instantly
covers only the immediacy meaning, not the completeness meaning
- flatly
used specifically for refusals and denials; suggests blunt speech
文法句型
verb + outright
verb + outright + that-clause
用法筆記
Frequently used with verbs of rejection, denial, prohibition, or death (reject, refuse, deny, ban, kill, die). When the meaning is 'immediately', it almost always describes death or destruction.
常見錯誤
2. by paying the full price at one time rather than spreading the cost over months
一次付清
以全額一次支付而非分期
by paying the full price at one time rather than spreading the cost over months or years
Tomás decided to buy the used motorcycle outright instead of taking out a loan.
Tomás 決定一次付清買下那輛二手摩托車，而不是貸款。
buy [something] outright — pay the full price at once
Zainab paid for her new laptop outright with money she had saved from work.
Zainab 用工作存下的錢一次付清買了新筆電。
The couple purchased their first home outright after selling the family business.
這對夫妻賣掉家族企業後，一次付清買了他們的第一棟房子。
Minh's grandparents bought the farmland outright forty years ago for very little.
Minh 的祖父母四十年前以極低的價格一次付清買下那片農地。
The gallery acquired the painting outright at auction without any outside funding.
畫廊在拍賣會上無需外部資金，一次付清購得那幅畫作。
- in installments
paying in smaller amounts over time
- on credit
buying now but paying later
文法句型
buy/pay/purchase + outright
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively with verbs of buying and selling (buy, purchase, pay, acquire, sell, own). Distinguish from adverb sense 1 (COMPLETELY OR AT ONCE): this sense applies only to financial transactions where full payment is made at one time.
常見錯誤
outright — 形容詞
- outrightpositive
- more outrightcomparative
- most outrightsuperlative
1. complete and total, without any limits, exceptions, or doubts — for example, an
完全的
徹底且不帶任何保留或例外
complete and total, without any limits, exceptions, or doubts — for example, an outright lie, or an outright majority in a vote
Hana's claim that she had never met the man was an outright lie.
Hana 聲稱從未見過那個男人，那是個完全的謊言。
outright + noun: outright lie
The referee's decision caused outright anger among the home team's supporters.
裁判的判決令主場球迷極為憤怒。
Kwame won an outright majority in the student council election last spring.
Kwame 在去年春天的學生會選舉中贏得絕對多數。
There was no outright winner in the talent contest; the judges called it a tie.
才藝比賽沒有絕對的贏家；評審判定平手。
The new policy was met with outright refusal from every department head.
新政策遭到每位部門主管的徹底拒絕。
文法句型
outright + noun
用法筆記
Always comes before the noun it modifies. Common with nouns expressing strong negative judgments or clear outcomes (lie, hostility, refusal, majority, winner).