politely

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. in a polite manner
    — If pressed about a serious accusation like rape, you can politely reply that you can’t answer questions pertaining to such an allegation without legal representation and wish to remain silent.

词形变化

more politely comparative most politely superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English polite
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English politely
From polite + -ly.
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