extensively

/ɪkˈstɛnsɪvɫi/ adv B1 ✓

To a great extent.

Word Origin From Latin extendere 'to stretch out,' from ex- 'out' and tendere 'to stretch.' Extensively is the adverb form of extensive, meaning 'in a wide-ranging, stretched-out way.' The root tendere gives us extend, extension, extent, intend, contend, pretend, and tension. The PIE root *ten- meant 'to stretch,' and you can almost feel the stretching in words like tense and tendon.

adv To a great extent. B1 ✓

The new policy has been criticized extensively by industry experts.

(副词) 在很大程度上;很大程度上;相当程度地

新政策受到行业专家的广泛批评。

(adverbio) en gran medida; ampliamente; considerablemente; profusamente [En gran medida; ampliamente.]

La nueva política ha sido criticada ampliamente por expertos de la industria.

(adverbe) largement; considérablement; fortement; grandement [Dans une large mesure, en grande partie.]

La nouvelle politique a été largement critiquée par les experts du secteur.

(Adverb) in großem Maße; stark; ausführlich [in hohem Maße; in beträchtlichem Umfang]

Die neue Richtlinie wurde von Branchenexperten **extensively** kritisiert.

(副詞) 大いに。非常に。多くの点で。

新しい政策は業界の専門家たちから多くの批判を浴びている。

(advérbio) amplamente; bastante; muito; grandemente; extensivamente [Em grande medida.]

A nova política foi criticada extensivamente por especialistas do setor.

adv In an extensive manner, widely. B1 ✓

The researcher traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia for her anthropological study.

(副词) 广泛地;大面积地;大规模地

这位研究人员为她的民族志研究广泛游历了整个东南亚。

(adverbio) extensamente; ampliamente [De manera extensa, ampliamente.]

La investigadora viajó extensamente por el sudeste asiático para su estudio antropológico.

(adverbe) largement; abondamment; amplement; beaucoup [De manière étendue, largement, beaucoup.]

La chercheuse a beaucoup voyagé dans toute l'Asie du Sud-Est pour son étude anthropologique.

(Adverb) ausgiebig; umfassend; weitläufig [in großem Umfang; über ein weites Gebiet oder eine lange Zeitspanne hinweg]

Die Forscherin reiste **extensively** durch Südostasien für ihre anthropologische Studie.

(副詞) 広範囲にわたって。広く。

研究者たちは人類学的研究のため、東南アジア各地を広く旅した。

(advérbio) extensivamente; amplamente; largamente [De maneira extensiva, amplamente.]

A pesquisadora viajou extensivamente por toda a Ásia Sudeste para seu estudo antropológico.

Word parts: ex + tens + ive + ly

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