kindly
英 ['ka?ndl?]
美 ['ka?ndli]
- adv. 親切地；溫和地；仁慈地
- adj. 親切的；和藹的；體貼的；爽快的
英文詞源
- kindly (adj.)
- early 14c., from Old English gecyndelic "natural, innate; suitable, lawful;" see kind (adj.) + -ly (1). Related: Kindliness.
- kindly (adv.)
- "with kind feelings," Old English gecyndelice; see kind (adj.) -ly (2).
雙語例句
- 1. He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
- 他是個苛刻的批評家，但卻是個非常善良的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She did not take kindly to being offered advice.
- 她不喜歡別人給她提建議。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He had very kindly asked me to the cocktail party that evening.
- 他很客氣地邀請我參加那晚的雞尾酒會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He doesn't take kindly to suggestions that he is over the hill.
- 他不愛聽別人說他風光不再。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. "You seem tired this morning, Jenny," she said kindly.
- “你今天早上看上去很累，珍妮，”她關切地說。
來自柯林斯例句