| 单词 | exceedingly |
| 释义 | exceedingly (once / 226 pages) adv Use the adverb exceedingly to mean "very." You might brag, for example, that you did exceedingly well on the big math test last week. Exceedingly means "to a very large degree," so it's best to save it for things that really need to be emphasized. You might be exceedingly angry at your little sister after she borrowed your favorite sweater and spilled ketchup on it, or exceedingly happy to have gotten into your first choice college. Exceedingly has a Latin root, excedere, "depart, go beyond, be in excess, or surpass." WORD FAMILYexceedingly: exceedinglys+/exceed: exceeded, exceeding, exceeds, excessive/exceeded: unexceeded/exceeding: exceedingly/excessive: excessively, excessiveness USAGE EXAMPLESDeath penalty experts said it was exceedingly rare for capital defendants to represent themselves after allowing lawyers to handle the initial part of a case. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Thus this lasagna recipe, an exceedingly hearty dish that uses Bolognese sauce, bechamel sauce, two kinds of cheese — and chicken livers. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) They are exceedingly rare because slaves were typically barred by law from learning to read or write. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) adv to an extreme degree Syn extremely, passing, super |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。