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Rightly ˈraɪtli I Right·Ly Adverb Good Reason Syn

The flashcard defines the adverb "rightly" with two main meanings: "for a good reason" or "in a correct/accurate way." It includes phonetic transcriptions and illustrative examples for each, alongside common collocations and phrases such as "rightly or wrongly" and "if I remember rightly."

The flashcard teaches the word "rightly", an adverb meaning "for a good reason" or "in a correct or accurate way". It provides pronunciations and example sentences for both meanings, including phrases like "rightly or wrongly" and "if I remember rightly".

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Oxford right·ly / ˈraɪtli ; NAmE ˈraɪtli / adverb 1 for a good reason 正当地;理由充分地 SYN
justifiably
The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results. 学校为这次出色的考试成绩感到骄傲,这是理所当然的。 He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so. 他为自己的漂亮房子感到骄傲,这是很自然的。 Quite rightly,the environment is of great concern. 当然,环境问题非常受关注。
2 in a correct or accurate way 正确地;恰当地;精确地 SYN correctly Rightly or wrongly,many older people are afraid of violence in the streets. 不管正不正当,反正许多年长者都害怕街头暴力。 As she rightly pointed out, the illness can affect adults as well as children. 她说得对,这种病不仅影响儿童,也会影响成年人。 I can't rightly saywhat happened. 我说不准到底发生了什么事。 I don't rightly knowwhere he's gone. 我说不好他上哪儿去了。 If I remember rightly,there's a train at six o'clock. 如果我没记错的话,六点钟有一趟火车。 note at
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right·ly / ˈraɪtli ; NAmE ˈraɪtli /
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rightlyright‧ly /ˈraɪtli/ ●●○ adverb
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1correctly, or for a good reason OPP  wrongly:  I was, as you rightly said, the smallest boy in the class. As you so rightly pointed out, things are getting worse. They have been treated badly, and they are rightly upset.quite rightly British English There’s a lot of talk, quite rightly, about the dangers of smoking. This photo was taken in Paris, if I remember rightly.2rightly or wrongly used to emphasize that someone else thinks that something they did was right, but you think it was wrong:  The prime minister was widely judged, rightly or wrongly, to be an honest man.3and rightly so spoken used to say that a decision or action you have just described is fair and morally right, in your opinion:  A lot of people round here were furious, and rightly so.4I can’t rightly say/don’t rightly know spoken used to say that you are not sure whether something is correct or not
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正确地(67%),正当地(22%),公义地(11%)
adv.正确地;恰当地;公正地;合适地

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