early 16th cent. (in the sense daintily, mincingly): perhaps from Old French gensordelicate, comparative of gentgraceful, from Latin genitus(well-) born
英英释义网络释义
noun
1.with extreme care or delicacy;
they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones
I took the box and gingerlyopened it ., 我接过盒子 , 非常小心地打开它.
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+Andy gingerly
1 . 安迪小心
red steps in with an armload of files . Andy gingerly reaches in , grabs a black feathered wing , and pulls out a dead crow .瑞德胳膊夹着文件走了进来,安迪小心的走近,抓着一只黑色的羽翅,他拖出一只死乌鸦。
+gingerly carried
1 . 小心翼翼地把
Four men gingerly carried the crate from the wagon into a small , high - walled back yard ., 四个男人小心翼翼地把笼子抬到一个高墙围成的小后院里.
+very gingerly
1 . 非常谨慎地
he started with the sky and later described how very gingerly I mixed a little blue paint on the palette , and then with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean upon the affronted snow-white shield .他先从天空画起,后来他描述如何“非常谨慎地在调色板上加入一点儿蓝色调,然后以万分的
+gingerly took
1 . 小心谨慎
a good guest he braced himself and gingerly took a small nibble ., 出于礼貌赫鲁晓夫硬着头皮小心谨慎的咬了一小口.