Old English efenlice "evenly, equally;" see even (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "so as to produce uniformity of texture is early 15c.; that of "without surface irregularities, smoothly" is from 1630s.
雙語例句
1. He looked at Ellen, breathing evenly in her sleep.
他看著埃倫，她正呼吸均勻地睡著。
來自柯林斯例句
2. "Is Mary Ann O.K?" — "She's fine," she said evenly.
“瑪麗·安還好么？”——“她很好，”她平靜地說。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They must choose between two evenly matched candidates for governor.
他們必須在兩位不相上下的州長候選人之間作出選擇。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The meat is divided evenly and boiled in a stew.