late 14c., "unconditionally, completely," from absolute (adj.) + -ly (2). From mid-15c. as "without reference to anything else, not relatively;" meaning "to the utmost degree" emerged by mid-16c. As a colloquial emphatic in American English, it is attested from 1892.
双语例句
1. The car park was absolutely packed solid with people.
停车场被人挤得水泄不通。
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2. There are thousands of students absolutely gagging to come to this university.
肯定有成千上万的学生都渴望到这所大学念书。
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3. "I absolutely hated school," Rachel says. "I skived off all the time."
“我恨透了学校，”雷切尔说，“我总是逃学。”
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4. There's absolutely nothing wrong in modelling yourself on an older woman.
以年纪较长的女性作为自己仿效的对象绝没有什么不对。
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5. I don't mind telling you I was absolutely terrified.
