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单词 inordinately
释义
inordinately
adverb
formal
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.dɪ.nət.li/us
/ˌɪnˈɔːr.dən.ət.li/
in a way that is much more thanusualorexpected:
She was inordinatelyfondof herpets.
Thedaywas inordinatelyhot.
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inordinate
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  • She had inordinatelylargefeetfor herheight.
  • He was an inordinatelytalenteddrummer.
  • We'vereceivedan inordinatelylargenumberofcomplaints.
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(Definition ofinordinatelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinordinately

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She notes that such descriptionsinordinatelyemphasize the ritual performances surrounding iron production.
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Because conflicts loom large in humanitarian emergencies, donor perspectives play aninordinatelyimportant role in driving the research agenda.
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The goals of this special section are far-reaching and perhapsinordinatelyambitious.
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Such subjects may beinordinatelyaffected either by their own interpretation or by variations in the experimenters' instructions.
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We also represent each sound phonemically, not in terms of distinctive features (which wouldinordinatelyincrease the number of variables).
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Perspective cues offer another example of a computation that isinordinatelycomplicated in most models.
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I am also, of course,inordinatelygrateful to the searchroom staff of all the record offices listed above.
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This 'bandwidth', though notinordinatelylarge, is sufficient to encompass most of the spectrum detail.
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The trade-off, though, is that this approach requires a very large volume of linear-algebra calculations, since the number of all combinations isinordinatelylarge.
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To compensate for this loss of influence, they have placedinordinatelyhigh hopes on organicism.
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They are asked to mediateinordinatelymore complex encounters among interlocutors with multiple language capacities and cultural imaginations, and different social and political memories.
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The whole process of land acquisition which ensued, however, got embroiled in aninordinatelycomplex bureaucratic process including the tracing of inaccurate land deeds and registration, creating delays and confusion.
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Prior efforts have also established that preventive interventions do not have to beinordinatelyexpensive; costs can be substantially curtailed with creative and careful use of existing resources.
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In case one might becomeinordinatelyproud of the modish novelty of this device, it is salutary to note that other ages and societies have attempted similar formulae.
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Her sense of self-worth isinordinatelylow.
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