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Thoroughly

可修饰动词(彻底检查、彻底清洗),也可与形容词或分词搭配表示“非常、十足”(thoroughly bored);语气比 “completely” 略偏“细致做完”。

  1. “The kitchen was thoroughly cleaned before the inspection.” (检查前厨房被彻底打扫过。)
  2. “She thoroughly reviewed the contract for hidden fees.” (她彻底审阅合同,查找隐性收费。)
  3. “He was thoroughly exhausted after the marathon.” (马拉松后他彻底累垮了。)

与 thorough(彻底的)同源,古英语 thurh(穿过)演变而来,本义含“贯穿、透底”。

形容词 “thorough” + 副词后缀 “-ly”。

职场邮件常用 “I have thoroughly checked…” 表示尽责;有时也带轻微正式感。

  • 固定搭配: “thoroughly investigate” (彻底调查), “thoroughly modern” (非常现代的)
  • 形容词: thorough;名词: thoroughness

through(穿过)→ thorough(穿到底=彻底)→ thoroughly:做到“透底”。

“The auditor thoroughly examined every invoice from the past year.” (审计员彻底核查了过去一年的每一张发票。)