"dreadfully, so as to cause terror, in a horrible manner," mid-15c., from terrible + -ly (2). In the sense of "extremely" it is first recorded 1833; in the sense of "extremely badly" it dates from 1930.
雙語例句
1. Poor Dr Pegler got terribly behindhand with his appointments.
可憐的佩格勒博士大大落后于當初的約定。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I think he misses her terribly. You might cheer him up.
我估計他是太想念她了。也許你可以讓他打起點兒精神來。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
即便是聰明人在面對難題時也未必就能表現得特別聰明。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.
行星躲過超新星爆發的幾率總是十分渺茫。
來自柯林斯例句
5. My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend.