harrowingly

/ˈhɛɹoʊɪŋli/ adv

In a way or to an extent that is harrowing

Word Origin The word 'harrow' has a double life: it's both an agricultural tool that breaks up soil and a verb meaning to distress or torment. The distressing sense comes from Old English 'hergian' — to ravage or plunder, like Vikings raiding a village. So 'harrowingly' means in a way that tears at you, like a harrow tearing the earth. The same root gives us 'harry' and 'harass'.

adv In a way or to an extent that is harrowing

The documentary portrayed the famine harrowingly.

(副词) 令人痛苦地

这部纪录片令人痛心地描绘了饥荒。

(adverbio) De una manera o en un grado que resulta angustioso o desgarrador

El documental retrató la hambruna de manera desgarradora.

(adverbe) déchiramment; bouleversamment; d'une manière déchirante; d'une manière bouleversante [D'une manière déchirante ou profondément bouleversante.]

Le documentaire a dépeint la famine de manière déchirante.

(Adverb) erschütternd; grauenhaft [Auf eine Weise oder in einem Ausmaß, das erschütternd, quälend oder zutiefst beunruhigend wirkt.]

Der Dokumentarfilm stellte die Hungersnot **harrowingly** dar.

(副詞) 心痛めるほどにつらく痛ましい様子で;心に深い傷を残すやり方で。

そのドキュメンタリーは飢饉の様子を生々しく描いた。

(advérbio) angustiantemente; aterradoramente; devastadoramente [De uma forma ou a um grau que é angustiante ou devastador.]

O documentário retratou a fome de forma angustiante.

Word parts: harrow + ing + ly

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