wholly的意思

wholly

英式音标['holli]
美式英标['həʊllɪ; 'həʊlɪ]

基本解释

adv. 完全地；全部；统统

英文词源

wholly (adv.): mid-14c., from whole (adj.) + -ly (2), or a modification of unrecorded Old English *hallice.

实用例句

1. These people are not wholly reliant on Western charity.: 这些人并非完全依赖西方慈善团体。

2. Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful.: 她的建议往往毫无帮助。

3. Our Intelligence Service was untrained, cumbersome, and almost wholly ineffectual.: 我们的情报部门人员缺乏训练，机构臃肿，简直毫无用处。

4. His mind was wholly taken up with the question.: 他满脑子都在想这个问题。

5. Unhappily the facts do not wholly bear out the theory.: 令人遗憾的是，这些事实并不能完全证明该理论。

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