I really need that job worse than you.

・副詞"badly"は、"worse"、"worst"と変化する。

［正］We did worse than expected.
［誤］We did more badly than expected.

［正］I really need that job worse than you.
［誤］I really need that job more badly than you.
［正］She knew how to win and wanted to win worse than anyone.
［誤］She knew how to win and wanted to win more badly than anyone.
［正］He missed her worse than words could ever describe.
［誤］He missed her more badly than words could ever describe.

・イギリス英語においては、副詞"badly"は、"worse"、"worst"と変化するが、"want"や"need"、"miss"などと共に、「非常に」の意味で使われるとき、比較級は"more badly"になる。

［英］We did worse than expected.
［誤］We did more badly than expected.

［誤］I really need that job worse than you.
［英］I really need that job more badly than you.
［誤］She knew how to win and wanted to win worse than anyone.
［英］She knew how to win and wanted to win more badly than anyone.
［誤］He missed her worse than words could ever describe.
［英］He missed her more badly than words could ever describe.

I really need that job worse than you.の関連項目

• ⇒ 様態を表す副詞
• ⇒ 場所を表す副詞
• ⇒ 頻度を表す副詞
• ⇒ 可能性を表す副詞
• ⇒ notの使い方
• ⇒ enough：十分に
• ⇒ very, much, very much
• ⇒ almost, hardly:ほとんど
• ⇒ too, either の前のカンマ
• ⇒ especially vs. specially