sheerly

大学

adv. 全然地, 完全地

词形变化

more sheerly 比较级 most sheerly 最高级

教材释义与例句

副词

完全地；全然地

释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    Absolutely; purely; quite.

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries It had amused the blind man to accept the invitation to give the annual Stalworthy lecture, as it frequently did amuse him to do unexpected things—sheerly to experience—but more than once before he was through the unentertaining business he cursed the moment of good-natured assent.

  2. 2.

    At a very steep angle; precipitously.

  3. 3.

    At once.

    废旧

词源

From Middle English schyrly, equivalent to sheer + -ly.

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