| 正面 | 12115.gingerly 英 ['dʒɪndʒəlɪ]美 ['dʒɪndʒɚli] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: “gingerly”谐音“精着嘞、精心着嘞”adv. 小心翼翼地;慎重地adj. 谨慎的;轻手轻脚的;慎重的 例句: 1. She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands.她双手小心翼翼地抚摸着伤口处的绷带。 gingerly 谨慎地词源不详,通常认为来自gently的拼写变体,原义为优雅的,引申义谨慎的。 gingerlygingerly: see generalgingerly (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." |
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