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coldly

UK //ˈkəʊldli//US //ˈkoʊldli//

词源

源自中古英语 'coldli',由形容词 'cold'(寒冷的)加副词后缀 '-ly' 构成,最初表示物理上的寒冷,后引申为情感上的冷漠。

adverb

❶ 冷淡地,冷漠地。指以缺乏热情或同情心的方式行事或说话,常暗示疏远或敌意。

“She looked at him coldly and turned away.”

(她冷冷地看了他一眼,然后转身离开。)

“The manager coldly rejected their proposal without explanation.”

(经理冷淡地拒绝了他们的提议,没有给出任何解释。)

同义词:indifferently, unemotionally, frigidly

常见短语

stare coldly — 冷冷地盯着,指用不带感情或敌意的目光长时间注视某人。

“He stared coldly at the stranger who entered the room.”

(他冷冷地盯着那个走进房间的陌生人。)