gingerly

gingerly

英 ['dʒɪndʒəlɪ]
　　美 ['dʒɪndʒɚli]

adv. 小心翼翼地；慎重地
　　adj. 謹慎的；輕手輕腳的；慎重的

中文詞源：

gingerly 謹慎地

詞源不詳，通常認為來自gently的拼寫變體，原義為優雅的，引申義謹慎的。

例句：

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。

2. Gingerly, she put her hand in deeper, to the bottom.
她一隻手小心翼翼地往下伸,一直摸到底部.

3. He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.
他小心翼翼地打開盒子朝裡看。

4. The subject was handled in a gingerly way.
那問題處理得很謹慎.

5. She gingerly picked the flower.
她小心翼翼地摘下那朵花.