不利地;处于劣势地;以对自己不利的方式(常用于描述某种安排、条件或处境让某方吃亏)。该词是副词,对应形容词 disadvantageous。
The contract was written disadvantageously for the workers.
这份合同的条款对工人不利。
Disadvantageously positioned near the exit, the small shop received less foot traffic than its competitors.
由于位置靠近出口而处于不利处境,那家小店的客流量比竞争对手更少。
来自 *dis-*(表示“否定、相反”)+ advantage(优势、好处,源自古法语 avantage)+ 副词后缀 -ously(表示“以……方式”)。整体字面意思是“以没有优势的方式”,即“对……不利地”。