awfully
UKɔːfuliː
US'ɔflı
معنی فارسی
بطورهيبت يا ترسناک
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ô´fǝ lē/adv.
● به طور ترسناک و احترام انگیز
● بد، به طور وحشتناک، به طور زننده
to behave awfully
رفتار بسیار بدی داشتن
● (عامیانه) خیلی، بسیار
it was awfully late
بسیار دیر بود.
I am awfully happy to meet you
از ملاقات شما بسیار خوشنودم.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the adjective 'awful' + '-ly'. First known use in the 19th century.
مثال
- The room was awfully small.
- She was feeling awfully tired.
- He was awfully nice to her.
ترکیبهای رایج
Awfully small Awfully tired Awfully nice Awfully hot
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- used as intensifiers “terribly interesting” “I'm awful sorry”
- of a dreadful kind “there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning” “Derived from adjective: horrible (for: horribly), awful, dreadful (for: dreadfully)”
- in a terrible manner “she sings terribly” “Derived from adjective: rotten (for: rottenly), awful, atrocious (for: atrociously), terrible (for: terribly)”