distressingly
UK/dɪs'prezɪŋli/US
B1
Definitions
adv.
In a way that causes distress or upset
令人苦恼地，令人不安地
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddistressingnot, apart, away
+
-lydraw tight, bind
=distressingly
distressing (causing distress) + -ly (adverb). distress itself = di-/dis- (apart) + stress (pull tight) → pulled apart by tension, anguish.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The results were distressingly low this quarter.