wretchedly
/ˈretʃɪdli/ (bre, ipa) · [rˈɛtʃɪdli] /ˈretʃɪdli/ (ame, ipa)
wretchedly — 副詞
1. used before adjectives that name bad or low-quality things, adding the idea 'to
極其；糟透地
修飾負面形容詞，表示程度極高
used before adjectives that name bad or low-quality things, adding the idea 'to a very severe degree' — for instance, wretchedly cold, wretchedly slow, or wretchedly low pay.
The weather was wretchedly cold on our trip, so we left a day early.
我們旅行時天氣冷得不得了，只好提前一天離開。
wretchedly + adjective (cold, poor, slow, low, bad)
The hotel room was wretchedly small, with barely enough space for one bed.
那間飯店房間小得可憐，連放一張床都幾乎不夠。
Apinya felt the service at the restaurant was wretchedly slow that evening.
Apinya 覺得那天晚上那家餐廳的服務慢得離譜。
The pay for that job was wretchedly low, so many people quit after a month.
那份工作薪水極低，所以很多人做了一個月就辭職了。
Roya described the film as "wretchedly bad" in her online review.
Roya 在網路的評論中形容那部電影「糟透了」。
- extremely
neutral intensifier, much more common; lacks the emotional sense of pity
- dreadfully
similar emotional force, slightly more informal
- terribly
common intensifier for negative adjectives; less strong than wretchedly
文法句型
wretchedly + adjective (describing something unpleasant)
用法筆記
Only used with negative adjectives or descriptions. Cannot be used with positive qualities (NOT 'wretchedly good').
2. describing how someone does something when they are suffering physically or emot
痛苦地
以極度難受或悲慘的方式
describing how someone does something when they are suffering physically or emotionally; acting with great unhappiness or misery — for instance, moaning wretchedly after an injury, or gazing wretchedly at someone with no hope left.
The injured cat meowed wretchedly until a neighbour came to help.
那隻受傷的貓痛苦地叫著，直到一位鄰居來幫忙。
verb of sound + wretchedly (meowed, moaned, cried, coughed)
Charlotte sat on the hospital bed, looking wretchedly at the ceiling.
Charlotte 坐在醫院的病床上，痛苦地望著天花板。
wretchedly with verbs of gaze (looked, stared, gazed)
"I've failed the exam again," Hiro said wretchedly, his head in his hands.
「我又考砸了，」Hiro 雙手抱頭，痛苦地說。
After three days with no food, the stranded hikers trembled wretchedly in the cold.
在斷糧三天後，那些受困的登山客在寒冷中痛苦地發抖。
Sivan's grandmother coughed wretchedly all through the night.
Sivan 的祖母整晚痛苦地咳個不停。
- miserably
more common; can describe both appearance and manner
- painfully
emphasises physical suffering more than emotional
- pathetically
implies a pitiful quality, may carry a dismissive tone
文法句型
verb + wretchedly
用法筆記
Common in literary or narrative contexts. Often paired with verbs that describe sounds (moaned, groaned, coughed) or states of the body (shook, trembled, lay).