vastly

/ˈvæstɫi/ adv B2

extremely

Word Origin Vast comes from Latin vastus, which meant both 'immense' and 'empty, desolate' — the idea of a huge, empty space. That's why we have waste and wasteland from the same root: something vast can be a barren waste. Devastate literally means 'to lay waste completely' (de- + vastare). So vastly carries that sense of enormous emptiness.

adv extremely B2

The science project was vastly more complex than she expected.

(副词) 极其;非常;极度 【极其地】

这个科学项目比她预期的要复杂得多。

(adverbio) enormemente; inmensamente; sumamente [extremadamente]

El proyecto de ciencia era muchísimo más complejo de lo que ella esperaba.

(adverbe) extrêmement; considérablement; infiniment [de façon considérable ou extrême]

Le projet scientifique était **vastly** plus complexe qu'elle ne s'y attendait.

(Adverb) äußerst; bei Weitem; unermesslich [in sehr hohem Maße; extrem]

Das Wissenschaftsprojekt war **vastly** komplizierter, als sie erwartet hatte.

(副詞) 非常に、大幅に、はるかに

その科学研究は、彼女が予想していたよりはるかに複雑だった。

(advérbio) imensamente; enormemente; extremamente; vastamente

O projeto de ciências era muito mais complexo do que ela esperava.

adv Greatly, in a vast manner.

The new policy has vastly improved efficiency in our workflow.

(副词) 极大地;非常;十分;极其 【极大地,非常】

新政策极大地提高了我们工作流程的效率。

(adverbio) enormemente; inmensamente; grandemente; muchísimo; considerablemente [Enormemente, de manera vasta.]

La nueva política ha mejorado enormemente la eficiencia en nuestro flujo de trabajo.

(adverbe) énormément; considérablement; immensément; infiniment [Considérablement, énormément, de manière considérable.]

La nouvelle politique a considérablement amélioré l'efficacité de notre flux de travail.

(Adverb) erheblich; maßgeblich; gewaltig [In sehr hohem Maße; extrem oder außerordentlich.]

Die neue Richtlinie hat die Effizienz in unserem Arbeitsablauf **vastly** verbessert.

(副詞) 非常に、大いに、はるかに

新しい方針によって、業務の効率が大幅に改善された。

(advérbio) imensamente; enormemente; grandemente; consideravelmente; significativamente [Grandemente, de uma maneira vasta.]

A nova política melhorou enormemente a eficiência em nosso fluxo de trabalho.

Word parts: vast + ly

Common collocations

more adv different adj improve verb increase verb superior adj great adj improved adj reduce verb inferior adj outnumber verb experienced adj outweigh verb

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