极力

• 拼音: jí lì
• 汉字拆解: 极 = 木 + 亟 (timber at the apex — utmost); 力 = pictograph of a flexed arm (strength)

含义

With all one's might; doing one's utmost; strenuously. Describes exerting the maximum possible effort.

Used to describe determined, wholehearted effort — often to advocate, defend, or oppose something. Common collocations: 极力主张 (strongly advocate), 极力反对 (strongly oppose), 极力辩解 (desperately explain oneself), 极力掩盖 (desperately conceal). More formal and literary than 拼命.

例句

1. 辩护律师极力为被告进行辩护，援引大量证据证明其在案发当晚拥有充分的不在场证明。
2. 公司公关部门极力淡化此次事件的负面影响，但媒体的持续追踪报道使危机公关陷入困境。
3. 他极力向导师阐述自己的研究思路，希望能够获得支持以推进这一极具挑战性的课题。

用法指南

语境: debate, diplomacy, journalism

语气: determined

正确说法

• 面对媒体的质疑，企业负责人极力解释此次产品召回是出于对消费者安全的高度负责，而非产品质量存在根本性缺陷。(Faced with media questioning, the company's person in charge did their utmost to explain that this product recall was out of a high degree of responsibility for consumer safety, not a fundamental quality defect.)
• 两国外交代表在谈判桌上各自极力维护本国的核心利益，最终历经十二轮磋商才艰难达成框架协议。(The diplomatic representatives of both countries did their utmost to defend their respective core interests at the negotiating table, and finally reached a framework agreement with great difficulty after twelve rounds of consultations.)

错误说法

• 极力地跑 — 极力 describes sustained mental or verbal effort, not physical running; use 拼命跑 or 全力奔跑 instead

起源与历史

极 (extreme/utmost) + 力 (strength/effort)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal