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Gingerly Cautiously C 12115.Gingerly 英 Dʒɪndʒəlɪ]美 Dʒɪndʒɚli 释义

正面 12115.gingerly
英 ['dʒɪndʒəlɪ]美 ['dʒɪndʒɚli]

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释义:
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”谐音“精着嘞、精心着嘞”
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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