ridiculously(副词):荒谬地;可笑地;过分地(多到不合理的程度)。常用来强调程度很高,带有“太夸张/太离谱”的语气。
/rɪˈdɪkjələsli/
The shoes are ridiculously expensive.
这双鞋贵得离谱。
She was ridiculously well-prepared for the interview, with detailed notes on every project.
她为面试准备得夸张地充分,对每个项目都做了详细笔记。
ridiculously 来自形容词 ridiculous(可笑的、荒谬的)加副词后缀 -ly 构成。ridiculous 源自拉丁语 ridiculus(“可笑的”),与 ridere(“笑”)同源,因此这个词本身带有“让人发笑/觉得离谱”的意味。