wholly
wholly — 副詞
1. in every way possible; to the fullest extent, with nothing left out or missing
完全
完全地，毫無保留地
in every way possible; to the fullest extent, with nothing left out or missing
Diya was not wholly convinced by the manager's explanation.
Diya 並不完全相信經理提出的解釋。
not wholly + past participle (partial negation)
Kenji wholly devoted himself to finding a cure for the disease.
Kenji 完全投身於尋找疾病的治療方法。
wholly + reflexive verb
The committee rejected Roya's proposal as wholly impractical.
委員會認為 Roya 的提案完全不可行。
Christopher's account of the accident was wholly different from the driver's version.
Christopher 對事故的描述與司機的說法完全不同。
The charity relies wholly on donations from the local community.
這家慈善機構完全依賴當地社區的捐款。
- completely
Neutral register; the most common choice for everyday speech and writing
- entirely
Slightly more formal than completely, but less formal than wholly; suggests nothing is excluded
- totally
Informal register; very common in spoken English and casual writing
- fully
Emphasises sufficiency or adequacy rather than absolute completeness; naturally pairs with verbs like understand, support, agree
- partially
Indicates only part of something, the opposite of wholly
- incompletely
Suggests something is unfinished or lacking full coverage
文法句型
wholly + adjective
wholly + past participle
not wholly + adjective / past participle
用法筆記
More formal than completely or totally. Common in legal, academic, and formal written English but less frequent in everyday conversation. Frequently modifies adjectives (wholly different) and past participles (wholly convinced). In negative constructions, not wholly conveys partial negation, meaning 'partially but not fully'.