英语词汇“wholly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

Wholly is an adverb that means "entirely." If a story is wholly inaccurate, no part of it is true.

Do you like to do things the whole way or whole hog, refusing any halfhearted attempts? Then wholly is your kind of word — it means completely, totally, or to the full extent. To give yourself over wholly to the music at a concert means that you are focused exclusively on the experience. If you're wholly committed to a goal, you're going to give it 100% of your time and energy.

WORD FAMILY

whole: wholely, wholeness, wholes, wholesome, wholly, wholy+/unwholesome: unwholesomely, unwholesomeness/wholesome: unwholesome, wholesomely, wholesomeness, wholesomer, wholesomest

USAGE EXAMPLES

Backing down might be an effective solution, but it’s a wholly unsatisfying one.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

Johnson’s assertion, for instance, that the extravagant draper’s shops of early 18th-century London “helped create the industrial revolution” is intriguing but not wholly convincing.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

As a birder, I am wholly impressed with Canadian Geographic’s selection.

Slate(Dec 30, 2016)

adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

he was wholly convinced

Syn|Ant

all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole

part, partially, partly

in part; in some degree; not wholly

单词	wholly
释义	wholly (once / 131 pages) adv Wholly is an adverb that means "entirely." If a story is wholly inaccurate, no part of it is true. Do you like to do things the whole way or whole hog, refusing any halfhearted attempts? Then wholly is your kind of word — it means completely, totally, or to the full extent. To give yourself over wholly to the music at a concert means that you are focused exclusively on the experience. If you're wholly committed to a goal, you're going to give it 100% of your time and energy. WORD FAMILY whole: wholely, wholeness, wholes, wholesome, wholly, wholy+/unwholesome: unwholesomely, unwholesomeness/wholesome: unwholesome, wholesomely, wholesomeness, wholesomer, wholesomest USAGE EXAMPLES Backing down might be an effective solution, but it’s a wholly unsatisfying one. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Johnson’s assertion, for instance, that the extravagant draper’s shops of early 18th-century London “helped create the industrial revolution” is intriguing but not wholly convincing. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) As a birder, I am wholly impressed with Canadian Geographic’s selection. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') he was wholly convinced Syn\|Ant all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole part, partially, partly in part; in some degree; not wholly
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