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altogether
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🇺🇸 /ˌɔltʌɡˈɛðɚ/
🇬🇧 /ɔːl.təˈɡɛð.ə/
altogether 主要表示“全部合在一起”或“总的来看”,也可加强语气表示“确实、完全”;作名词时指裸体状态,常见于固定说法中。
💡 记忆钩子
把分散的东西“全合到一起”就是 altogether:合起来算是总数,合起来看是总体,推到极点就是完全;在非正式语境中,它还可把语气推得更强,表示“确实如此”。作名词时则是一个较独立的引申义,指不穿衣服的状态。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握副词的“完全”和“总的来说”两条主线,再记“合计总共”和非正式的加强语气。
- 不要把 altogether 误解成单纯的“同时、一起”;“全部一起”通常要用分开的 all together。
📖 中文释义
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core 完全;全然📖 表示某种状态达到完全程度,或“没有例外地”如此。它常修饰形容词、分词等,强调程度,但不一定表示说话人完全赞同这个判断。💡 常用结构是 altogether + 形容词或分词,例如表示“完全满意、完全清楚”。它常带有缓和或保留意味,所以并不总是等于非常强烈的“绝对”;不要把它直接放在名词前当形容词使用。not-comparableI am not altogether convinced by his explanation.我并没有完全被他的解释说服。The plan was altogether impractical.这个计划完全不切实际。
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core 总的来说;总体上📖 把各方面情况合在一起考虑后,给出总体判断,相当于“总的来看”或“综合考虑”。这里强调的是整体评价,不是某一项达到完全程度。💡 常用句式是句首的 Altogether, + 总结性判断,也可以放在句末作整体收束。它适合总结前面提到的多个事实,不能用来代替表示人与人“在一起”的词。not-comparableAltogether, the trip was more enjoyable than I expected.总的来说,这次旅行比我预想的更愉快。
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core 总共;合计📖 把若干项数量、费用或部分合在一起计算,得到最后的总数。这个意思仍然来自“全部合到一起”,但重点是实际的合计结果。💡 常用结构是 Altogether, + 数额或数量,或者放在总数说明前后。它常用于账单、人数和计算结果;不要把它理解成每一项都分别如此,而是指合并后的总量。not-comparableAltogether, we spent three hundred dollars on the repairs.修理费用合计花了三百美元。
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common 确实;明显地📖 在非正式语境中放在评价句末,加强说话人的肯定语气,表示“确实如此”或“总体上说很……”。它是对整句话的语气加强,不是精确的数量或程度计算。💡 常见结构是完整评价句 + altogether,尤其用于句末。这个用法偏口语和非正式,正式写作中不宜滥用;不要把它误当成句首“总的来说”来翻译。informal not-comparableThat was a clever solution altogether.那确实是个聪明的解决办法。
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rare 裸体状态📖 指完全不穿衣服的状态,主要限于固定短语 in the altogether;这是从副词常见意义分化出来的特殊名词用法。💡 最常见的模式是 in the altogether,通常用于轻松、幽默或委婉的叙述。不要把这里的 altogether 理解为“总共”,也不要脱离固定短语把它当作日常的普通名词使用。colloquial usually
altogethers
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📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 4 组
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
同义词集:
wholly
entirely
completely
totally
all
altogether
whole
right
he was wholly convinced
entirely satisfied with the meal
it was completely different from what we expected
was completely at fault
a totally new situation
the directions were all wrong
it was not altogether her fault
an altogether new approach
a whole new idea
she felt right at home
he fell right into the trap
反义: in part, part, partially, partly
with everything included or counted
同义词集:
altogether
all told
in all
altogether he earns close to a million dollars
with everything considered (and neglecting details);
同义词集:
all in all
on the whole
altogether
tout ensemble
altogether, I'm sorry it happened
all in all, it's not so bad
informal terms for nakedness; ;
同义词集:
raw
altogether
birthday suit
in the raw
in the altogether
in his birthday suit
上位: nakedness, nudeness, nudity
🌳 词源
源自中古英语,基本由表示“全”的成分和 together 组合而成,原义就是“全部合在一起”。名词“裸体状态”这一用法因十九世纪小说《特里比》而流行。
From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”), Middle High German alzegater (“altogether”), Dutch altegaar. Compare also Old English ealġeador, eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together.
The noun sense (nakedness): was popularized in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby.
🔄 变式
altogethers
plural
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