wrongfully(副词):不正当地;非法地;冤枉地;错误地(常用于法律或道德语境,表示某事“本不该如此”)。也可更一般地指“做错了/不该那样地”。
/ˈrɔːŋfəli/
She was wrongfully accused of stealing the money.
她被冤枉指控偷了那笔钱。
The company was wrongfully dismissed from the case, even though the evidence supported its claims.
尽管证据支持该公司的主张,它仍被不正当地从案件中排除。
由 wrong(错误;不正当)+ -ful(充满……的)+ -ly(副词后缀)构成,字面意思是“以不正当/错误的方式”。在现代英语中常见于法律表达,如 wrongfully accused/convicted/imprisoned(被冤枉指控/定罪/监禁)。