...，甚至於... means and even / to the point that, introducing a stronger or more surprising extension of the prior statement.
Escalation connector - second part intensifies first claim
Argument strengthening - adds extreme endpoint evidence
Formal emphasis style - often used in writing and serious speech
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Second clause should be stronger/more extreme
- Escalation is core meaning.
Avoid weak continuation after 甚至於
- It should raise rhetorical intensity.
Register tends toward formal
- Casual speech may prefer 甚至 or 連...都...
He was not only late, he even forgot to bring materials.
The issue affected the team, and even the whole department.
She did not even eat dinner, and even stayed up all night.
This change not only saves time, it even reduces risk.
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