令人吃惊地;惊人地(用于强调某事出乎意料或程度很高)。
/ˈstɑːr.tlɪŋ.li/(英式常见)
/ˈstɑːr.tlɪŋ.li/(美式常见)
The room was startlingly quiet.
房间里安静得令人吃惊。
Startlingly, the report showed that the problem had been ignored for years despite repeated warnings.
令人震惊的是,报告显示尽管一再警告,这个问题仍被忽视了多年。
Startlingly 来自形容词 startling(“令人吃惊的”)加副词后缀 -ly(“以……方式”)。startling 源于动词 startle(“使受惊、使惊跳”),与 start(“突然动一下/开始”)同源,带有“突然惊动”的语感,因此 startlingly 常用来表达“意外、震撼、出乎意料”的程度或语气。