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”。
- “The view from the hill was incredibly beautiful at sunset.” (日落时从山上看去,景色美极了。)
- “He ran incredibly fast for someone his age.” (就他的年纪而言,他跑得飞快。)
- “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。)