positively
adv
(a) (infml 口) extremely; absolutely 极其; 绝对地
He was positively furious when he saw the mess. 他看到混乱的情况, 气得不得了.
She was positively bursting to tell us the news. 她迫不及待地要把那消息告诉我们.
(b) with complete certainty; firmly 十分肯定地; 坚定地
She positively assured me that it was true. 她向我明确地保证那是事实.
Are you positively convinced that he is not coming back? 你确信他不回来了吗?
A 55-storey building went up in 1913, and in 1931 the Empire State Building was completed, then the tallest building in the world.
1913年一座55层高的大楼拔地而起。1931年帝国大厦竣工,这在当时是世界上最高的大厦。
Special days for Maori are called huis.
对于毛利人来说,特殊的日子叫做"会"。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.