gingerly
英 ['dʒɪndʒəlɪ]
美 ['dʒɪndʒɚli]
- adv. 小心翼翼地；慎重地
- adj. 謹慎的；輕手輕腳的；慎重的
助記提示
“gingerly”諧音“精著嘞、精心著嘞”
中文詞源
gingerly 謹慎地詞源不詳，通常認為來自gently的拚寫變體，原義為優雅的，引申義謹慎的。
英文詞源
- gingerly
- gingerly: see general
- gingerly (adv.)
- "extremely cautiously" (of movements, etc.), c. 1600, earlier "elegantly, daintily" (1510s), of unknown origin. Perhaps [OED] from Old French gensor, comparative of gent "dainty, delicate," from Latin gentius "(well)-born" (see gentle). Meaning "extremely cautiously" is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
- 1. She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands.
- 她雙手小心翼翼地撫摸著傷口處的繃帶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Gingerly, she put her hand in deeper, to the bottom.
- 她一隻手小心翼翼地往下伸,一直摸到底部.
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.
- 他小心翼翼地打開盒子朝裏看。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The subject was handled in a gingerly way.
- 那問題處理得很謹慎.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She gingerly picked the flower.
- 她小心翼翼地摘下那朵花.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》