gingerly

英 ['dʒɪndʒəlɪ]美 ['dʒɪndʒɚli]
  • adv. 小心翼翼地；慎重地
  • adj. 谨慎的；轻手轻脚的；慎重的
GRE 低频词 畅通词汇

助记提示

“gingerly”谐音“精着嘞、精心着嘞”

中文词源

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。

英文词源

gingerly
gingerly: see general
gingerly (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.

双语例句

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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Gingerly, she put her hand in deeper, to the bottom.
她一只手小心翼翼地往下伸,一直摸到底部.
来自柯林斯例句
3. He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.
他小心翼翼地打开盒子朝里看。
来自《权威词典》
4. The subject was handled in a gingerly way.
那问题处理得很谨慎.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. She gingerly picked the flower.
她小心翼翼地摘下那朵花.
来自《简明英汉词典》