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Incorrectly

“Incorrectly” 是形容词 “incorrect” 的副词形式。它强调动作或过程中的错误,常见于拼写、计算、判断或操作等场景。

  1. “If you enter your password incorrectly three times, your account will be locked.” (如果你输错三次密码,你的账号将被锁定。)
  2. “The instructions were incorrectly translated, causing much confusion among users.” (说明书翻译得不正确,给用户带来了很多困惑。)
  3. “Many people incorrectly assume that sharks are always dangerous to humans.” (许多人错误地认为鲨鱼对人类总是危险的。)

“Incorrectly” 追溯到拉丁语 “incorrectus”。

  • 前缀: “in-” 意为“不”。
  • 词根: “-rect-” 来源于拉丁语 “rectus”,意为“直的”或“正确的”(如 “direct”, “correct”, “erect”)。
  • 字面意思就是“不直的、不正确的”。
  • 形容词基础: “incorrect” (不正确的)。
  • 后缀: “-ly”,副词后缀,表示方式。

在教育和考试文化中,“incorrectly” 往往意味着丢分。在现代科技语境下,机器对输入信息的错误识别(identified incorrectly)是一个常见的技术挑战。

  • 形容词形式: “incorrect” (不正确的)。
  • 名词形式: “incorrectness” (错误,不正确)。
  • 反义词: “correctly” (正确地)。

联想 “correct”(正确的)。“-rect-” 词根在英语中常与“正、直”有关。记住 “in-” 是否定,那么 “incorrectly” 就是“不正地、错误地”。

“The student was frustrated because he had answered almost every math problem correctly, but the computer marked them all as ‘incorrectly done.’ After checking, the teacher found that the student had used a comma instead of a period for the decimal points. He had understood the math, but he had formatted his answers incorrectly.” (学生感到很沮丧,因为他几乎正确回答了每一个数学问题,但电脑把它们都标记为“做错了”。检查后,老师发现学生在小数点位使用了逗号而不是句号。他理解数学题,但他格式化答案的方式不正确。)