1. 1溫文有禮地;圓滑地(多半暗指「表面漂亮、實質閃避」)

    Suavely is the adverb of suave: doing something in a smooth, polished, socially confident way. It attaches to verbs of speaking and social behaviour above all — smiling suavely, replying suavely, suavely changing the subject.

    suavely is the adverb of suavesuavely是suave的副詞 doing something in a smooth, polished, socially confident way意思是用一種圓滑、體面、社交上很有自信的方式做事 it attaches to verbs of speaking and social behaviour above all它主要搭配跟說話、社交行為有關的動詞 smiling suavely, replying suavely, suavely changing the subject像smiling suavely(優雅地微笑)、replying suavely(圓滑地回答)、suavely changing the subject(圓滑地轉移話題)

    It carries the same doubleness as suave, and if anything carries it more strongly. When a writer says a character answered suavely, the reader usually understands that the answer was smooth on the surface and or evasive underneath.

    it carries the same doubleness as suave它跟suave一樣帶著那種雙重性 and if anything carries it more strongly而且甚至更強烈 when a writer says a character answered suavely當作家寫一個角色suavely地回答 the reader usually understands讀者通常會懂 that the answer was smooth on the surface這個回答表面上很順 and unhelpful or evasive underneath但骨子裡其實沒幫助或在迴避

    It is a favourite word of novelists describing a man who is handling a situation — deflecting a question, calming a room, getting his way without to try. That is why you find it in fiction and journalism far more often than in conversation. Almost nobody says it out loud in daily life.

    it is a favourite word of novelists它是小說家很愛用的詞 describing a man who is handling a situation用來描寫一個男人在處理局面 deflecting a question, calming a room, getting his way without seeming to try閃避問題、安撫全場、不動聲色地達成自己的目的 that is why這就是為什麼 you find it in fiction and journalism far more often than in conversation它在小說和新聞裡比在對話裡常見得多 almost nobody says it out loud in daily life幾乎沒有人會在日常生活裡把它說出口

    Because it points at manner rather than substance, suavely often sits next to a verb whose content is thin: he suavely assured them, he suavely denied everything.

    because it points at manner rather than substance因為它講的是態度而不是內容 suavely often sits next to a verb whose content is thinsuavely常常搭配內容很空的動詞 he suavely assured them, he suavely denied everythinghe suavely assured them(他圓滑地向他們保證)、he suavely denied everything(他圓滑地否認一切)

core核心畫面

組成suave + -ly. The suffix -ly turns an adjective into an adverb (quick → quickly), so suavely simply means "in a suave way". The base traces to Latin suāvis, "sweet, pleasant".

同家族的字

  • suavethe adjective it is built from
  • sweeta doublet of suave — same ancient root, different route into English

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。

suavelyadv

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    In a suave manner.

    • "Your Highness's wish is my command," says Sir Joshua suavely, for he is intensely curious as to the contents of the document.

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