释义 |
solicitousso‧lic‧i‧tous /səˈlɪsɪtəs/ adjective formal solicitousOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin sollicitus ‘anxious’ - Larry spoke to Davis in sympathetic and solicitous tones during the interview.
- Conversation stopped and everyone became frightfully solicitous.
- He dashed about her, solicitous but irascible.
- My silences made him solicitous of me.
- The boys were solicitous of each other's confidence: the quick were sensitive with the slow.
- The door was locked but the Lady Eleanor could trust Dame Agatha, who was ever solicitous for her happiness.
- We can see the soft expression in their eyes, caring and solicitous, watchful.
very concerned about someone’s safety, health, or comfort—solicitously adverb—solicitousness noun [uncountable] |