kindly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈkaɪn(d)li/    美 /ˈkaɪn(d)li/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
    — A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.
  2. Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent. dated
    — Ye Heav'ns! from high the devvy nectar pour, / And in ſoft ſilence ſhed the kindly ſhovv'r!
  3. Lawful. archaic
  4. Natural; inherent to the kind or race. obsolete
    — the kindly fruits of the earth
副词 adv.
  1. In a kind manner, out of kindness.
    — He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.
  2. In a favourable way.
    — Aguero was quick to block Hennessey's attempted clearance and the ball bounced kindly to Dzeko, who had the simplest of tasks to put City ahead.
  3. Used to make a polite request: please.
    — Kindly refrain from walking on the grass.
  4. With kind acceptance; used with take. US
    — I don't take kindly to threats.
  5. Kind of, somewhat. dialectal
  6. Readily. archaic
  7. Naturally. obsolete

词形变化

kindlier comparative kindliest superlative kindlier comparative more kindly comparative kindliest superlative most kindly superlative

词汇关系

近义词
compassionate benignant good-hearted kind kindhearted humane softhearted sympathetic tender tenderhearted warmhearted attentive considerate thoughtful affable benign cordial dear friendly gentle good good-natured good-tempered gracious mild nice pleasant clement forbearing forgiving lenient merciful soft patient pitying tolerant understanding altruistic brotherly generous charitable greathearted humanitarian magnanimous noble openhearted philanthropic unselfish unsparing
反义词
mean stern hateful malevolent malicious spiteful virulent barbarous bestial brutal brutish cold-blooded cruel hardhearted inhuman inhumane insensate savage thick-skinned
衍生词
kindlily kindliness kindly tenant overkindly seakindly sea-kindly unkindly take kindly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind + -ly.
词源 2
From Middle English kyndely, kyndly, kyndeliche, from Old English ġecyndelīċe, equivalent to kind + -ly.
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