silently

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a silent manner; making no noise.
    — It often happens that the most important results in the natural world are brought about by causes which operate silently, if not imperceptibly.
  2. Of an edit or change to a text, without explicit acknowledgment.
    — There never was an English-language text, either in 1561 or 1859. Yule and Burnell have silently provided a translation.

词形变化

more silently comparative most silently superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
yell silently
相关词
silent silence

词源

Etymology tree
English silent
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 silently
From silent + -ly.
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