| 单词 | reluctantly |
| 释义 | reluctantly (once / 662 pages) adv Reluctantly means "with hesitation, doubt or dread." You might reluctantly walk into the dentist's office for your appointment, knowing that you will soon feel the pain of a root canal. Ouch! The adverb reluctantly comes from the root word reluctant, meaning "unwilling, disinclined." When you do something reluctantly, you don't really want to do it. For example, if you answer a question reluctantly, you will first stall or try to change the subject. If your friend reluctantly agreed to help you move to your new house, you know she felt obligated to say "yes." Better buy her dinner, at the very least. WORD FAMILYreluctant: reluctance, reluctantly+/reluctance: reluctances USAGE EXAMPLESOnward, to Twins African Fashion, where Comfort Adesigbin reluctantly pauses from prattling into a cellphone to discuss the mall’s multicultural clientele. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Reluctantly, her parents agreed to let her try the sport but figured it was a passing desire. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Eventually and reluctantly, they secured Alabama, and the Pacific Coast Conference prevailed upon Washington to change its earlier decision not to accept the bid. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) adv with reluctance |
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