英语单词 | genuinely |
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英美音标 | 英 ['dʒenjuɪnli] 美 ['dʒenjuɪnli] |
中文释义 | adv.真正地;诚实地;由衷地 |
英语例句 | (1) He was genuinely apologetic about his mistake. (2) If Mr Chirac looked upon America with a mixture of envy and disdain, Mr Sarkozy appears genuinely fond of the place and its people. |
中文例句 | (1) 他对自己的错误由衷地感到惭愧。 (2) 如果说希拉克对美国的态度是既嫉妒又轻蔑的话,那么萨科奇则是由衷地热爱这片土地和人民。 |
vocabulary简明 | The adverb genuinely describes something done in a way that's real and true. If your friend is genuinely thrilled about your plan to backpack across China next summer, she means it. |
vocabulary扩展 | When you say something genuinely, you're honest. If you're genuinely worried about your friend getting hurt on her motorcycle, you'll beg her to wear a helmet. One theory about the origin of genuinely is that it comes from the Latin word for "knee," genu, referencing a custom of a father acknowledging his paternity by holding his baby on his knee. |
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