ut·ter
adjective/ˈʌtə(r)/
/ˈʌtər/
[only before noun]- used to emphasize how complete something is
完全的；十足的；彻底的 - That's complete and utter nonsense!
那纯属一派胡言！ - To my utter amazement she agreed.
令我大感意外的是，她同意了。 - He felt an utter fool.
他觉得自己蠢到家了。
Extra Examples- He felt like an utter fool.
他感觉自己像个十足的傻瓜。 - It was an act of utter selfishness.
这是一种完全自私的行为。 - She could see the utter futility of trying to protest.
她明白想要抗议是完全无用的。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUtter is used with these nouns:- agony
- amazement
- annoyance
- …
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Word Originadjective Old English ūtera, ūttra ‘outer’, comparative of ūt ‘out’; compare with outer. - That's complete and utter nonsense!