| 单词 | gingerly |
| 释义 | gingerly (once / 3237 pages) advadj If something needs to be done with great care and caution, you should do it gingerly — like gingerly holding a newborn baby or gingerly creeping down the creaky stairs when you're trying to sneak out. Before it came to mean “extremely cautiously” in 1600, gingerly meant “elegantly, daintily.” In fact, it stems from the Latin word gentius, meaning “(well)-born.” But today it has less to do with elegance and more to do with a delicate touch, usually used to avoid hurting something or someone. For example, you might want to gingerly hug your friend with the broken rib to avoid making her wince in pain. WORD FAMILYginger: gingered, gingering, gingerly, gingers, gingery USAGE EXAMPLESWe step gingerly over a girl sitting to fix her broken shoe. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Bishop stayed down for a moment before skating gingerly to the bench. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) Around 100 men sleep on the second deck this evening, spooning one another to lie down, with others gingerly stepping over to use the bathroom. Economist(Oct 20, 2016) 1adv in a gingerly manner gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket 2adj with extreme care or delicacy they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White Syn cautious showing careful forethought |
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