| 单词 | unduly |
| 释义 | unduly (once / 2042 pages) adv If something is done unduly, it's done out of proportion with what's reasonable or right. If you're unduly treated, you're not treated in the way you deserve to be. Duly comes from the late 14th century duweliche meaning "rightly, properly." The prefix un-, meaning "not" of course reverses that meaning so with unduly we get "not rightly or properly." You might become unduly angry with a toddler for tracking mud into the house. Unduly can also mean "excessively." Worrying unduly about the future can be paralyzing. Sometimes it's good to take the days as they come. WORD FAMILYundue: unduely, unduly+/due: duely, dues, duly, endue, overdue, subdue, undue/duly: dulys/endue: endued, endues, enduing/subduable: unsubduable/subdue: subduable, subdued, subduer, subdues, subduing/subdued: subduedly, subduedness, unsubdued/subduer: subduers/unsubduable: unsubduably USAGE EXAMPLESBut Ms Todd Whitman says the US must find ways of promoting business without unduly harming the planet. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) He thought the current rules were "unduly complicated". BBC(Dec 25, 2016) Women’s Open at CordeValle, rules officials were again unduly late at a crucial moment. Golf Digest(Dec 18, 2016) adv to an undue degree she was unduly pessimistic about her future |
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