单词 | jointly |
释义 | jointly (once / 2085 pages) adv When more than one person or group works on something together, they do it jointly. A jointly researched and written term paper should have both the authors' names on the first page. If you and your best friend buy a car together, you do it jointly, and if your whole family chips in to fund your cousin's trip to India, you contribute jointly. You might hear that your favorite radio program is jointly supported by a few local businesses, or read in a poetry magazine that it's jointly edited by two people. Earlier, the preferred word was joinly, though jointly comes from joint and its sense of connection. WORD FAMILYjoint: disjoint, jointed, jointedly, jointer, jointing, jointly, joints+/disjoint: disjointed, disjointing, disjointly, disjoints/disjointed: disjointedly, disjointedness/jointed: unjointed/jointer: jointers USAGE EXAMPLESWilliams was honored jointly for her performances in “Manchester by the Sea” and “Certain Women.” Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) The FBI and Columbus police, who are jointly investigating the attack, are searching Artan’s home and the car he drove Monday morning. The Guardian(Nov 30, 2016) And that’s from separate rooms while jointly playing the video game “Call of Duty.” Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1adv in collaboration or cooperation this paper was written jointly 2adv in conjunction with; combined Syn collectively, conjointly, together with |
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