disgustingly

disgustingly — 副詞

1. causing an intense feeling of repulsion or strong disapproval in those who encou

1.副詞B2
釋義

噁心地

令人極度厭惡的方式

causing an intense feeling of repulsion or strong disapproval in those who encounter it

例句

The kitchen was disgustingly dirty, with old food stuck to every surface.

那間廚房髒得令人作嘔，每個表面都黏著變質的食物。

collocation: disgustingly dirty (extreme dirt provoking revulsion)

The hotel mattress was disgustingly stained with old coffee and pet hair.

那間旅館的床墊上沾滿了舊咖啡漬和寵物毛髮，令人作嘔。

collocation: disgustingly stained (negative adjective describing filth)

同義詞
  • revoltingly

    stronger emphasis on physical revulsion, especially taste or smell

  • repulsively

    slightly more formal, often about appearance or behaviour

文法句型

disgustingly + verb

disgustingly + [negative adjective]

用法筆記

Frequently used with verbs of perception (smell, taste, look) and with negative adjectives describing physical conditions. Unlike sense 2, this sense carries no tone of envy — only genuine repulsion.

常見錯誤

❌The food tasted disgustingly' (meaning the food was disgusting).
✅The food tasted disgusting.
💡'disgustingly' is an adverb; to describe what the food itself is like, use the adjective 'disgusting' after a linking verb.

2. used to emphasise that a desirable quality is present to such an extreme degree

2.副詞B2
釋義

讓人嫉妒地

好到令人眼紅的程度

used to emphasise that a desirable quality is present to such an extreme degree that others are likely to feel envious

例句

Yusuf is disgustingly talented — he plays five instruments and speaks four languages fluently.

Yusuf 的才華好得讓人生氣——他會演奏五種樂器，還能流利地說四種語言。

disgustingly + positive adjective (talented) expressing mock envy

The Lakan family bought a disgustingly huge house with its own cinema and pool.

Lakan 一家買了一棟大得誇張的房子，裡面有自己的電影院和游泳池。

同義詞
  • outrageously

    similar intensifier but can be positive or negative; less emotional

  • insanely

    very informal, simply means 'extremely' without the envy nuance

文法句型

disgustingly + [positive adjective]

用法筆記

This sense is informal and often used humorously or with pretend annoyance rather than real anger. The adjective it modifies must describe something subjectively desirable (rich, talented, lucky, beautiful, perfect). It is NOT used with genuinely negative adjectives: 'disgustingly ugly' would be understood as sense 1 (literal disgust), not as envy.

常見錯誤

❌The weather was disgustingly cold' (if you mean annoyingly cold).
✅The weather was disgustingly warm in January while the rest of the country froze.
💡Sense 2 only works for qualities that are desirable in context; neutral weather is not a desirable quality that others would envy.