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singly

UK //ˈsɪŋɡli//US //ˈsɪŋɡli//

词源

源自中古英语 'senglely',由 'single'(单独的)加副词后缀 '-ly' 构成。

adverb

❶ 指单独地、一个一个地做某事,强调不与其他事物一起或同时进行。

“The students entered the room singly.”

(学生们一个一个地进入房间。)

“She prefers to work singly rather than in a group.”

(她更喜欢单独工作,而不是在团队中。)

同义词:individually, separately, one by one

常见短语

not singly — 表示不是单独地,而是与其他事物一起或同时进行。

“The tasks were not singly assigned but given to the whole team.”

(这些任务不是单独分配的,而是交给整个团队的。)