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单词 inwardly
释义 in·ward·ly
adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English inweardlice heartily, fervently, from inweardlic internal, from inweard, adjective, inward + -lic -ly
1. : in the innermost being : mentally, spiritually
 < women's self-possession is an outward thing; inwardly they flutter — Joseph Conrad >
 < read, mark, and inwardly digest — C.L.Becker >
2. obsolete : in a complete or private manner : fully, intimately
 < acquainting me with the state of affairs, more inwardly than I knew before — John Milton >
3.
 a. : on the inside : internally
  < he had bled inwardly — Daniel Defoe >
 b. : to oneself : inaudibly, secretly
  < I'd have thought she'd inwardly either cursed or spat — Kenneth Roberts >
4. : toward the center or interior
 < see inwardly and represent the world of the imagination — Herbert Read >
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