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Incredibly

口语里 “incredibly” 常作程度副词,相当于 “very” 或 “extremely”,修饰形容词或副词;字面义仍可与 “hard to believe” 相关,需根据句意判断是“夸张强调”还是“真觉得不可思议”。

  1. “The view from the hill was incredibly beautiful at sunset.” (日落时从山上看去,景色美极了。)
  2. “He ran incredibly fast for someone his age.” (就他的年纪而言,他跑得飞快。)
  3. “Incredibly, she finished the marathon though she had never trained.” (难以置信的是,她从没训练却跑完了马拉松。)

拉丁语 credere(相信)→ credible(可信的),加否定前缀 in- 与副词后缀 -ly 构成“以令人难以置信的方式”。

前缀 “in-” 表否定,词根 “cred” 与相信有关,后缀 “-ibly/-ly” 构成副词。

广告与评论中常见 “incredibly easy” “incredibly useful”,带有推销或赞叹色彩;学术写作中有时改用 “remarkably” 或 “extremely” 以更正式。

  • 固定搭配: “incredibly important” (极其重要), “incredibly difficult” (非常困难)
  • 形容词: incredible;名词: incredibility(较少用)

in-(不)+ credit(信用)→ 难以相信 → 引申为程度“高到离谱”。

“The small cafe was incredibly crowded, yet the service stayed friendly and fast.” (小咖啡馆挤得不可思议,服务却仍旧友好迅速。)