altogether 的用法及固定搭配

altogether

1.altogether作“完全地”和“就大体而论”解,如That was altogether bad和Altogether, I am not sorry for it。altogether并不作“一道”解,如不可说They went altogether,该把altogether改作all together。说“一共”用altogether或all together都可以。例如:There are altogether (或all together) twenty-four children in the class.

2.not altogether是“并不完全”。例如:He felt not altogether satisfied.