excruciatingly

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r in a very painful manner

adv. 极痛苦地, 难忍受的

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excruciatingly 可以拆分为 ex-（出）+ cruci-（来自 crucius，意为十字架，象征痛苦）+ -ating（形容词后缀）+ -ly（副词后缀）。整体意思为“极度痛苦地”。

例句

1. The wait for the results was excruciatingly long.

等待结果的时间非常漫长。

2. She found the pain from the injury excruciatingly unbearable.

她发现受伤带来的疼痛难以忍受。

3. It was excruciatingly hot outside, making it hard to enjoy the day.

外面热得令人痛苦，让人很难享受这一天。