1. 1快活地、輕快地(開朗、帶一點輕巧的勁)

    When someone does something chirpily, they do it in a happy, light, lively way — the kind of happy that feels a bit like a small bird in the morning. You mostly hear it about how a person talks or moves: they answer chirpily, they wave chirpily, they get up chirpily.

    When someone does something chirpily當有人 chirpily 地做某件事, they do it in a happy, light, lively way意思是他們用一種快活、輕盈、活潑的方式在做 —— the kind of happy that feels a bit like a small bird in the morning那種快樂有點像早上一隻小鳥的感覺 —— You mostly hear it about how a person talks or moves你最常聽到這個字是在講一個人說話或動作的樣子: they answer chirpily他們 chirpily 地回答、they wave chirpily chirpily 地揮手、they get up chirpily或 chirpily 地起床

    It is not heavy, serious joy. It is bright and a little bouncy.

    It is not heavy, serious joy這不是那種沉重、嚴肅的快樂 —— It is bright and a little bouncy它是明亮、有點蹦蹦跳跳的

    People use it in everyday talk, more in British English than in stiff, formal writing. You would not use it in a funeral speech or a news report.

    People use it in everyday talk大家在日常對話裡會用這個字, more in British English than in stiff, formal writing英式英語裡比在生硬、正式的寫作裡更常見 —— You would not use it in a funeral speech or a news report你不會在告別式致詞或新聞報導裡用這個字

    Though actually, it can sound a tiny bit story-book now; many people just say happily or . Chirpily still paints a clearer picture: not only happy, but light and lively with it.

    Though actually不過其實, it can sound a tiny bit story-book now現在聽起來可能有點童話書的味道; many people just say happily or cheerfully很多人就只會說 happily 或 cheerfully —— Chirpily still paints a clearer picture chirpily 描繪出來的畫面還是比較清楚: not only happy, but light and lively with it不只是快樂,還帶著輕盈活潑

core核心畫面

組成chirpy (happy and lively, like a little bird) + -ly (in that way).

同家族的字

  • chirpythe describing word this comes from
  • chirpinessthe noun for the same happy, lively quality
  • chirpthe short bird sound that gave chirpy its feeling

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

chirpilyadv

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    In a chirpy way.

    • From the Malay wayang came ‘Rukun Islam’, sung chirpily by a hoarse female voice.
    • Her father's sad passing makes such memories deeply poignant, but Meadows relays them too chirpily for me to embarrass myself by getting moist-eyed.

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