fairly
英 [ˈfeə.li]
美 [ˈfer.li]
- adv. 相当地;公平地;简直
- n. (Fairly)人名;(英)费尔利
将“fairly”与“fair”的积极含义相联系,想象一个“fair”公正的人或事物做某事时,“ly”作为副词后缀,意味着这种公正或好的特质是在某种程度上或相当程度上展现出来的。因此,“fairly”可以记忆为“相当公正”或“相当好”。
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fairly 公平地,公正地来自fair, 公平的,公正的。
- fairly (adv.)
- c. 1400, "handsomely," from fair (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially, justly" is from 1670s. Sense of "somewhat" is from 1805, a curious contrast to the earlier, but still active, sense of "totally" (1590s). Old English had fægerlice "splendidly."
- 1. She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.
- 她相当顽固,宗教观念极强。
- 2. We have a fairly good idea of what's going on.
- 我们对正在发生的事有着相当清楚的认识。
- 3. We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment.
- 眼下汇率对我们不利。
- 4. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
- 那表明此人不讲究穿着,是吧?
- 5. She has to work within the limits of a fairly tight budget.
- 她不得不在相当紧张的预算范围内精打细算。