Reasonably, but not very — enough to be acceptable and no more. "The food was tolerably good" means it was all right, nothing to complain about, nothing to praise either.

reasonably, but not very還算可以,但沒有很好 — enough to be acceptable and no more剛好過得去,僅止於此。"the food was tolerably good""the food was tolerably good" means意思是 it was all right還算可以, nothing to complain about沒什麼好抱怨, nothing to praise either也沒什麼好稱讚。

It sits before an adjective or adverb, and it quietly lowers the praise that follows: 'tolerably well' is weaker than 'well'.

it這個字 sits before an adjective or adverb會放在形容詞或副詞前面, and而 it quietly lowers the praise that follows悄悄把後面的稱讚程度降低: 'tolerably well' is weaker than 'well''tolerably well'比'well'弱一點。

The word sounds rather formal and old-fashioned; you meet it in nineteenth-century novels far more than in speech today, and a Taiwanese student is much more likely to hear 'fairly', 'reasonably', or 'pretty' in real conversation. Worth being able to read; not a word you need to reach for.

the word這個字 sounds rather formal and old-fashioned聽起來相當正式、老派;you meet it你會遇到它 in nineteenth-century novels far more than in speech today在十九世紀小說裡遠多於現在的口語, and而 a Taiwanese student台灣學生 is much more likely to hear在真實對話裡更常聽到的是 'fairly', 'reasonably', or 'pretty' in real conversation'fairly'、'reasonably'或'pretty'。worth being able to read值得看得懂就好; not a word you need to reach for不是你需要主動去用的字。

There is a second, rarer use meaning 'in a way that can be endured', as in 'tolerably painful', but that is uncommon.

there is a second, rarer use還有第二種較少見的用法, meaning 'in a way that can be endured'意思是'還可以忍受地', as in 'tolerably painful'像'tolerably painful', but that is uncommon但這不常見。