首页英语词典fairlyfairly的意思

fairly怎么读？

fairly

英 ['feəlɪ] 美['fɛrli]

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近义词aboveboard somewhat rather

反义词

adv. 相当地；公平地；简直
n. (Fairly)人名；(英)费尔利

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词态变化

比较级: more fairly;最高级: most fairly;

中文词源

fairly 公平地，公正地

来自fair, 公平的，公正的。

英文词源

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."

双语例句

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。