absurdly(副词):荒谬地;可笑地;不合常理地。常用来强调某事程度“过分到不合理”,带有批评或讽刺意味。
/əbˈsɝːdli/
The shoes are absurdly expensive for such poor quality.
这双鞋质量这么差,却贵得荒谬。
Absurdly, he insisted he could finish the project overnight without any help, despite having missed the deadline twice already.
荒唐的是,他坚持说即使已经错过两次截止日期,也能在无人帮助的情况下一个晚上完成项目。
来自形容词 absurd,源于拉丁语 absurdus,原意与“刺耳、不和谐”有关,后来引申为“违背常理、荒谬”。加上副词后缀 -ly,表示“以荒谬的方式/程度”。