altogether
/ˌɔːltəˈgeðə(r)/adverb
1- completely; totally彻底地, 完全地; 整个地:
I stopped seeing her altogether
我彻底不再看她
as submodifier I'm not altogether sure that I'd trust him.我不能完全肯定我会信任他。
1.1
- including everything or everyone; in total所有地; 总共地:
he had married several times and had forty-six children altogether.
他结了七次婚, 一共有46个孩子。
1.2
- sentence adverb taking everything into consideration; on the whole总体来说, 基本上:
altogether it was a great evening.
总的来说这是个美好的夜晚。
USAGE
Note that altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means 'in total', as in there are six bedrooms altogether, whereas all together means 'all in one place' 'or all at once' as in it was good to have a group of friends all together' ; they came in all together.
短语
in the altogether
- informal without any clothes on; naked〈非正式〉一丝不挂的, 裸体的:
she's agreed to pose in the altogether.
她同意摆裸体姿态。
词源
Old English (see ALL, TOGETHER).