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Mild Mildly Put 8602.Mildly 英 Maɪldlɪ]美 Maɪldli 释义

正面 8602.mildly
英 ['maɪldlɪ]美 ['maɪldli]

背面
释义:
adv. 温和地,和善地;适度地
例句:
1. Not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely.说得好听些,不是所有的钱都花得是地方。

1. 根据首辅音决定词类含义的原理以及 meek 和 mild 的词源信息猜测,这两个单词很可能具有同源性或者亲缘关系,它们都来源于古北欧语或者古日耳曼语;它们都很可能与词根 medi- / mid- 具有同源性或者亲缘关系,表示一种不偏不倚、不走极端的中庸路线或状态。2. mild + -ly.
mildly 轻微地来自mile,轻微的。
mildly (adv.)Old English mildelice "graciously, affably, kindly;" see mild + -ly (2). Phrase to put it mildly is attested from 1929."

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