unusually多益
多益新增字・持續校對中,發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
異常地;格外地;出奇地·不尋常地(句首)
多益常考副詞,修飾誇張數據更道地
It was unusually cold for early autumn, so everyone kept their coats on.

初秋的天氣異常寒冷,大家都沒把外套脫下來。

un- 是「不;相反」的字首,把 usual(平常的)整個推翻,程度感瞬間拉滿。

一個畫面:指針衝出正常刻度

刻度超標數值衝出正常範圍,格外顯眼
偏離常軌事情不按平常方式發生,引人側目

義項

刻度爆表B2adverb異常地;格外地;出奇地
The little girl had an unusually high IQ that surprised her teachers.
這個小女孩的智商高得出奇,讓老師們大吃一驚。
unusually highunusually cold
全場側目B2adverb不尋常地(句首)
Unusually, the manager arrived late to the meeting and apologized to the whole team.
很不尋常地,經理開會遲到,還向全體團隊道歉。

片語

unusually high數值破表 →數值高得超出常態
unusually cold異常低溫 →氣溫低得不尋常
unusually quiet反常安靜 →比平常或預期更安靜

你會不會這樣說?

unusually 修飾形容詞時,是放在形容詞前面還是後面?

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前面

如 unusually high,皆為「副詞+形容詞」語序。

'Unusually, the manager arrived late...' 這裡的 Unusually 是在強調程度,還是點出事情反常?

看答案

點出事情反常

句首的 unusually 指遲到本身反常,而非強調遲到的程度。

字族

unusual 不尋常的;罕見的・usual 平常的;慣常的

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多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

辦公室狀況
The office was unusually quiet on Monday morning.
星期一早上,辦公室比平常安靜許多。
會議安排
Unusually, the weekly team meeting took place outdoors.
這次每週團隊會議一反常態地在戶外舉行。

詞族

usual adjective 平常的;慣常的・usually adverb 通常;平常・unusual adjective 不尋常的・unusually adverb 異常地;一反常態地

四選一

The help desk received an ____ large number of calls this morning.

  • usual
  • unusually
  • unusual
  • usually
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unusually

unusually 是副詞,修飾 large,表示數量大得異常,且起首為母音音素,符合 an。usual 和 unusual 是形容詞,不能在此修飾 large;usually 雖為副詞,但起首為 /j/ 子音,不能接在 an 後,且表示通常而非異常。

同義改寫

The office was unusually quiet on Monday morning. → The office was much quieter than usual on Monday morning.
此處 unusually quiet 表示安靜程度明顯超過平常;much quieter than usual 保留這項比較。
Unusually, the weekly team meeting took place outdoors. → In a departure from the usual practice, the weekly team meeting took place outdoors.
句首 Unusually 表示這次情況有別於慣例;改寫同樣指出戶外開會一反常態。

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