Front | gingerly |
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Pron | ['dʒɪndʒərli] |
Back | 【GINGERLY】 In the darkness, he turned to the left, stepping gingerly. 在黑暗中,他向左转,小心地走着。 【重点词汇】 gingerly adv.极度小心, 谨慎的 同: cautiously |
Vocab | gingerlyin a gingerly manner
If something needs to be done with great care and caution, you should do it gingerly. Like gingerly holding a newborn baby or gingerly creeping down the creaky stairs when you're trying to sneak out. Before it came to mean “extremely cautiously” in 1600, gingerly meant “elegantly, daintily.” In fact, it stems from the Latin word gentius, meaning “(well)-born.” But today it has less to do with elegance and more to do with a delicate touch, usually used to avoid hurting something or someone. For example, you might want to gingerly hug your friend with the broken rib to avoid making her wince in pain. All forms of 'gingerly' will appear on average once every 3236 pages. ginger gingerly gingery |
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