是古英語，意思是全部地、全然地，例如：

1. He kept moving his lips but could no longer utter a word.他的嘴唇翕動著，可已經(jīng)說不出話來。

2.When she heard the exciting news, she choked up and couldn't utter a word.當(dāng)聽說那個激動的消息時，她感到喉嚨里哽住了，一句話也說不出來。3.The vast majority of the population lives in utter misery.這里的人絕大多數(shù)生活在極度貧困之中。