hopelessly
hopelessly — 副詞
1. showing that a situation offers no chance of improvement or success; also placed
絕望地；極其
形容事情無望改善，也用來強調負面程度
showing that a situation offers no chance of improvement or success; also placed before an adjective to stress how extreme a negative quality is
Adaeze was hopelessly lost in the narrow streets of the old city.
Adaeze 在老城的狹窄街道上徹底迷了路。
hopelessly + adjective (lost)
Indra knew the situation was hopelessly out of the rescue team's control.
Indra 明白情況已經完全超出救援團隊的掌控。
hopelessly + prepositional phrase (out of)
Élise fell hopelessly in love with the librarian at the community centre.
Élise 無可救藥地愛上了社區中心的圖書館員。
Yuki gazed hopelessly at the pile of unread textbooks before the exam.
Yuki 在考試前絕望地盯著那疊沒讀過的課本。
Emre's old phone was hopelessly outdated and could not run any modern apps.
Emre 的舊手機早已過時到無法安裝任何現代應用程式。
- desperately
Similar intensity but 'desperately' suggests urgent action or need, while 'hopelessly' implies giving up
- utterly
Pure intensifier without the 'no hope' connotation; works with both negative and neutral adjectives
- completely
Broader and more neutral; factual rather than emotional
- hopefully
Opposite attitude — with hope and expectation of success
- optimistically
Suggests a positive outlook on the outcome
文法句型
hopelessly + adjective
verb + hopelessly
hopelessly + prepositional phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used before adjectives that describe negative states (lost, confused, outdated). Can also follow a verb to describe the manner of an action (gazed hopelessly). The intensifier meaning ('extremely') is limited to negative or difficult situations and does not work with positive adjectives.