• adv. 小心翼翼地；慎重地
• adj. 謹慎的；輕手輕腳的；慎重的

詞源不詳，通常認為來自gently的拼寫變體，原義為優(yōu)雅的，引申義謹慎的。

gingerly

gingerly: see general

gingerly (adv.)

"extremely cautiously" (of movements, etc.), c. 1600, earlier "elegantly, daintily" (1510s), of unknown origin. Perhaps [OED] from Old French gensor, comparative of gent "dainty, delicate," from Latin gentius "(well)-born" (see gentle). Meaning "extremely cautiously" is from c. 1600.

1. She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands.

她雙手小心翼翼地撫摸著傷口處的繃帶。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Gingerly, she put her hand in deeper, to the bottom.

她一只手小心翼翼地往下伸,一直摸到底部.

來自柯林斯例句

3. He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.

他小心翼翼地打開盒子朝里看。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. The subject was handled in a gingerly way.

那問題處理得很謹慎.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. She gingerly picked the flower.

她小心翼翼地摘下那朵花.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》