| 词组 | vastly |
| 释义 | vastly The use of vastly to mean "to a great degree" in contexts not involving measurement or comparison has been criticized as an affectation, especially in British English. Such use is common and idiomatic in American English: • The soil is a vastly complex ecosystem —Barry Commoner, Columbia Forum, Spring 1968 • I am aware that I have vastly oversimplified some of the most complicated questions —Richard Neuhaus, Harper's, October 1971 Affectation or not, it also occurs in British English: • ... because the existence of God would make them vastly probable —Stephen Clark, Times Literary Supp., 25 Jan. 1980 • ... is vastly insulted when used as a common convict —A. E. Rodway, Essays in Criticism, July 1953 |
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