• adv. 小心翼翼地；慎重地
• adj. 謹(jǐn)慎的；輕手輕腳的；慎重的

詞源不詳，通常認(rèn)為來(lái)自gently的拼寫變體，原義為優(yōu)雅的，引申義謹(jǐn)慎的。

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.

1. She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands.

她雙手小心翼翼地?fù)崦鴤谔幍目噹А?/dd>

來(lái)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.

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.

他小心翼翼地打開盒子朝里看。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. The subject was handled in a gingerly way.

那問題處理得很謹(jǐn)慎.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. She gingerly picked the flower.

她小心翼翼地摘下那朵花.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》