Corak penggunaan:
painfully [adjective]
The mistake was painfully obvious, but no one wanted to mention it.
A hiba fájdalmasan nyilvánvaló volt, de senki sem akarta megemlíteni.
I’m painfully aware that I made the wrong decision.
Fájdalmasan tudatában vagyok annak, hogy rossz döntést hoztam.
The movie is entertaining but painfully slow in the middle.
She was painfully shy as a child and hated speaking in class.
He was painfully honest in his feedback, and it hurt a little.
Contoh untuk pelajar
The answer was painfully obvious to everyone in the room.
A teremben mindenki számára fájdalmasan nyilvánvaló volt a válasz.
She is painfully shy and does not like to talk to new people.
Kínosan félénk, és nem szeret új emberekkel beszélgetni.
The bus was painfully slow, and we were late.
He is painfully aware of his own weaknesses.
The truth was painfully clear after we saw the results.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes use ‘painfully’ with clearly positive adjectives (e.g. *painfully happy*), which sounds unusual or sarcastic in most contexts. It is usually used with negative or uncomfortable ideas (obvious, slow, shy, aware, honest, clear). Learners also sometimes say *very painfully obvious*; avoid double intensifiers and just say *painfully obvious*.
Maksud
to an extreme, often negative degree
Kolokasi
painfully obvious
|painfully aware
|painfully shy
|painfully slow
|painfully clear
|painfully honest
Sinonim
extremely (A general strong intensifier; does not carry the same sense of discomfort or negativity that ‘painfully’ often suggests.)
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terribly (Also a strong, often negative intensifier; slightly more informal and less vivid than ‘painfully’.)
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excruciatingly (Stronger and more dramatic than ‘painfully’; suggests an almost unbearable level of discomfort or embarrassment.)
Antonim
slightly (Shows only a small degree, the opposite of the strong degree expressed by ‘painfully’.)
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barely (Suggests an extremely low degree or almost not at all, contrasting with the high degree in ‘painfully’.)
Tema
emotions
|evaluation
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
Used with adjectives to mean ‘very, very’ in a bad or uncomfortable way, for example: painfully obvious, painfully slow, painfully shy.
Used as an intensifier to mean ‘to a very strong, often unpleasant degree’, especially with adjectives like obvious, slow, shy, or aware.
Corak penggunaan:
[someone] [verb] painfully
He walked painfully across the room on his injured ankle.
A sérült bokája miatt fájdalmasan sántikált át a szobán.
She stretched her arm and felt it pull painfully.
Kinyújtotta a karját, és érezte, hogy fájdalmasan megfeszül.
My back throbbed painfully after lifting all those boxes.
His shoulder twisted painfully when he fell.
The dentist worked quickly so the procedure passed only briefly and not too painfully.
Contoh untuk pelajar
He moved painfully because his leg was hurt.
Fájdalmasan mozgott, mert fájt a lába.
My head hurt painfully after the long day.
A hosszú nap után fájdalmasan lüktetett a fejem.
She sat down slowly and painfully.
His arm bent painfully when he fell.
I could breathe, but it was painfully difficult.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes say *with pain* or *in a painful way* instead of the more natural adverb *painfully*. For example, *He walked with pain* is better expressed as *He walked painfully* or *He walked in pain*.
Maksud
in a physically painful way
Kolokasi
move painfully
|walk painfully
|breathe painfully
|throb painfully
|ache painfully
|twist painfully
Sinonim
agonizingly (Suggests very strong, often extreme physical pain; more intense than ‘painfully’.)
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achingly (Emphasizes a steady, dull kind of pain, often weaker and less sharp than what ‘painfully’ can suggest.)
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sorely (Can describe physical pain but is less common and often sounds more literary than ‘painfully’.)
Antonim
painlessly (Direct opposite, emphasizing that something happens with no physical pain at all.)
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comfortably (Suggests physical ease and lack of pain, contrasting with the discomfort in ‘painfully’.)
Tema
health
|body
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
In a way that makes part of the body hurt.
In a manner that causes or involves physical pain.
Corak penggunaan:
[someone] [verb] painfully
She smiled painfully and turned away, trying not to cry.
Fájdalmasan elmosolyodott, majd elfordult, és próbálta visszatartani a sírást.
He spoke painfully about his childhood, choosing each word with difficulty.
Fájdalmasan, minden szót nehezen megválasztva beszélt a gyerekkoráról.
They laughed painfully at the joke, trying to hide how upset they really were.
He is painfully reminded of his mistake every time he sees her.
The silence after his comment stretched on painfully for everyone at the table.
Contoh untuk pelajar
She smiled painfully when she heard the bad news.
Fájdalmasan elmosolyodott, amikor meghallotta a rossz hírt.
He talked painfully about his past.
Fájdalmasan beszélt a múltjáról.
They laughed painfully, but they were not truly happy.
I am painfully reminded of my failure every day.
She listened painfully as they argued about her.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may confuse this emotional sense with the more general intensifier sense and use it where only degree is meant. In this sense, ‘painfully’ usually describes how an action shows or causes emotional hurt, often with verbs like smile, laugh, remember, or speak.
Maksud
in an emotionally painful way
Kolokasi
smile painfully
|laugh painfully
|remember painfully
|speak painfully
|cry painfully
|admit painfully
Sinonim
hurtfully (Focuses more on causing emotional hurt to someone else; ‘painfully’ can describe inner feeling as well as effect on others.)
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wrenchingly (Stronger and more literary; suggests deep, twisting emotional pain.)
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agonizingly (Very intense emotional pain, often stronger and more dramatic than ‘painfully’ in this sense.)
Antonim
comfortingly (Describes speech or actions that reduce emotional pain, the opposite of what ‘painfully’ describes here.)
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pleasantly (Shows that something gives positive feelings instead of emotional pain.)
Tema
emotions
|relationships
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
In a way that shows or brings strong emotional hurt or sadness.
In a manner that causes or shows emotional pain, distress, or sadness.