gingerly
Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicateOften of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate.
» Tom cut a slice and sampled it gingerly.
Том отрезал кусочек и осторожно попробовал.
Значение
значений: 2Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate.
(устаревшее)Often of a person or the way they move: dainty, delicate; also, excessively delicate; affected, mincing.
- with extreme care or delicacy
Примеры
предложений: 4Tom cut a slice and sampled it gingerly.
Том отрезал кусочек и осторожно попробовал. — Smoky
The opera singer tested her voice gingerly after recovering from throat surgery.
I have gingerly opened the post box each night waiting for the letter.
Mary gingerly lifted the creature out of the box and placed it on the floor.
deMaria hob das Wesen behutsam aus der Schachtel und setzte es auf den Boden. — brauchinet
Происхождение
The second element is -ly; the first element may be Anglo-Norman gençur or Old French gençThe second element is -ly; the first element may be Anglo-Norman gençur or Old French gençor, gensor, comparative forms (also attested as positives) of gent (“beautiful, noble, pleasant, courteous”). The Oxford English Dictionary notes, however, that there is a gap of a few centuries between the last appearance of gençor, etc., and the first appearance of gingerly.
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Формы
more gingerly, most gingerly| Сравнительная степень | more gingerly Урок |
|---|---|
| Превосходная степень | most gingerly Урок |
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Синонимы
синонимов: 4Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень