c. 1200, "brutish, sensual, debased;" late 14c., "in the manner of a beast," from beast + -ly (1). Weakened in British upper crust use to "awfully, exceedingly" by mid-19c. Beastly drunk is from 1803.
权威例句
1. He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him.
他一定正在纳闷为什么大家都对他如此刻薄。
2. The weather was beastly.
天气糟透了。
3. The dirty pub is a beastly place.
那个肮脏的小酒馆是一个叫人恶心的地方.
4. He was so beastly, you've no idea.
你不知道他有多残暴.
5. I saw him stick his beastly nose out of the wainscoting.