If you say something archly, you say it with a small, knowing amusement — as if you see the joke, or the real meaning, a little sooner than other people. An arch look is not a big laugh. It is a raised-eyebrow smile: playful, a bit pleased with itself, sometimes teasing, as if you understand something better than the person you are talking to.

If如果 you say something archly你用archly的方式說某句話, you say it with a small, knowing amusement你說話帶著一點心照不宣的好笑 — as if you see the joke, or the real meaning就好像你比別人 a little sooner than other people更早一點看穿笑點或真正的意思. An arch look一個arch的眼神 is not a big laugh不是放聲大笑. It它是 is a raised-eyebrow smile是一種挑眉微笑: playful頑皮, a bit pleased with itself帶點自鳴得意, sometimes teasing有時帶點調侃, as if you understand something better than the person you are talking to好像你比正在對話的人更懂一點什麼.

Though actually, this has nothing to do with the stone arch over a door. This arch is the old “chief / sly” arch, the one in arch-enemy, which slid into meaning roguish, too pleased with how clever we are. Archly is that adjective plus -ly.

Though actually不過其實, this跟門上的石拱門 has nothing to do with the stone arch over a door一點關係也沒有. This arch這裡的arch is the old “chief / sly” arch是古老「首領／狡黠」意思的arch, the one in arch-enemy就是arch-enemy裡的那個arch, which slid into meaning roguish後來演變成調皮狡黠的意思, too pleased with how clever we are就是對自己有多聰明感到太得意. Archly Archly is that adjective plus -ly就是那個形容詞加上-ly。

It is a bookish, slightly old-fashioned adverb. You meet it in novels (“she looked at him archly”) more than in student chat.

It它 is a bookish, slightly old-fashioned adverb是個書卷氣、有點過時的副詞. You你 meet it會遇到它 in novels (“she looked at him archly”)在小說裡(像she looked at him archly) more than in student chat比在學生聊天裡常見.

Young people might just say she gave a knowing look, or she was being teasing. Use it when you want that particular mix of amusement and “I already see it.”

Young people年輕人 might just say she gave a knowing look可能只會說she gave a knowing look, or she was being teasing或she was being teasing. Use it用這個字 when you want that particular mix of amusement and “I already see it.”當你想表達那種好笑加上「我早就看出來了」的混合感覺時。