disturbingly
UK/dɪ'stɝbɪŋ/US/dis'tә:biŋli/
A2
Definitions
adv.
In a way that causes unease or alarm
令人不安地，令人担忧地
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddisturbingnot, apart, away
+
-lydisturb, confuse, crowd
=disturbingly
The -ly adverb of disturbing: to a degree that disturbs you. Often used as a sentence modifier — disturbingly, no one objected.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two stories were disturbingly similar.
- 2.
Disturbingly, the warnings had been ignored for years.