- 1殷勤地、討好地(文雅;不是「自滿地」)
When you do something complaisantly, you do it in a way that is meant to please other people: you agree, you give way, you make yourself easy to be with. You might nod complaisantly, smile complaisantly, or go along complaisantly with a plan you did not choose.
When you do something complaisantly當你complaisantly地做某件事, you do it in a way that is meant to please other people你做的方式是為了討別人歡心: you agree你會同意, you give way你會讓步, you make yourself easy to be with你讓自己好相處. You might nod complaisantly你可能會complaisantly地點頭, smile complaisantly complaisantly地微笑, or go along complaisantly with a plan you did not choose或complaisantly地順著一個不是你選的計畫走.
Like , this adverb is formal and a little old-fashioned; you will find it in writing more than in speech. It can sound warm (kind, helpful) or a bit weak (too ready to please).
Like complaisant和complaisant一樣, this adverb is formal這個副詞是正式用語 and a little old-fashioned而且有點老派; you will find it in writing你會在文章裡看到它 more than in speech多過在口語裡. It can sound warm它可能聽起來很溫暖 (kind, helpful親切、樂於助人) or a bit weak或有點軟弱 (too ready to please太急著討好人).
It is not complacently. Complacently is the “I’m already fine, so I stop trying” adverb, and it . Complaisantly is the “I’ll do what you like” adverb.
It is not complacently這不是complacently. Complacently is the “I’m already fine, so I stop trying” adverbComplacently是「我已經夠好了,不用再努力」那種副詞, and it scolds而且帶著責備的意味. Complaisantly is the “I’ll do what you like” adverbComplaisantly則是「我照你喜歡的做」那種副詞.
Same-looking family, opposite social direction.
Same-looking family長得很像的一家人, opposite social direction態度方向卻相反.
core核心畫面
組成complaisant(樂於討好別人的)+ -ly(變成副詞)。
同家族的字
- complaisantthe adjective this adverb is built from
- complaisancethe noun for that willingness to please
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。
complaisantlyadv
- 1
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
- One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances.
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