viciously

/ˈvɪʃəsli/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɪʃəsli] /ˈvɪʃəsli/ (ame, ipa)

viciously — 副詞

1. acting or speaking with the clear purpose of making someone feel bad or causing

1.副詞B2
釋義

惡意地

以殘忍言語或態度傷害他人情感

acting or speaking with the clear purpose of making someone feel bad or causing emotional harm

例句

Asher's classmates laughed viciously when he stumbled and dropped his lunch tray.

Asher 絆倒打翻午餐托盤時，同學們惡意地嘲笑他。

laughed viciously — verbal mockery among peers

Jessica's manager criticized her work viciously in front of the entire team.

Jessica 的主管在整個團隊面前惡意批評她的工作表現。

同義詞
  • cruelly

    more general; can describe any type of harsh treatment

  • maliciously

    suggests a deliberate desire to cause harm, often more formal

  • spitefully

    focuses on personal resentment or petty anger

反義詞
  • kindly

    opposite in terms of showing care and warmth

  • gently

    opposite in manner of treatment

用法筆記

Subject is always a person or group; the cruelty is verbal or emotional rather than physical.

常見錯誤

❌The dog bit him viciously.' (when the focus is physical violence)
✅The bully spoke viciously to him.
💡use sense 1 for emotional/verbal cruelty and sense 2 for physical violence.

2. using physical force in an extreme way that brings severe suffering or bodily in

2.副詞B2
釋義

猛烈地

以極端暴力方式造成身體重傷

using physical force in an extreme way that brings severe suffering or bodily injury

例句

The guard dog barked viciously at anyone who came near the gate.

那隻看門狗對任何靠近大門的人猛烈地吠叫。

barked viciously at [person/animal] — aggressive animal behaviour

Joaquín was attacked viciously by a group of armed men outside his shop.

Joaquín 在他店外遭到一群持械男子猛烈攻擊。

同義詞
  • brutally

    stresses the harshness and merciless quality of the act

  • savagely

    suggests wild, uncontrolled violence, often like a wild animal

  • ferociously

    emphasises fierce, intense aggression

反義詞
  • gently

    opposite in degree of force

  • mercifully

    opposite in showing restraint from violence

用法筆記

Commonly used with verbs of physical attack such as attack, beat, bite, or kick. Unlike sense 1, the focus is on bodily harm rather than emotional cruelty.

常見錯誤

❌He shouted viciously at his students.' (when only meaning loudly, not cruelly)
✅He shouted angrily at his students.
💡viciously implies malice or cruelty, not just strong emotion.