“Politely”意为“有礼貌地;客气地;委婉地”,用于描述说话或行为方式得体、尊重他人。(也可在语气上表示“礼貌但坚定/疏离”。)
/ pəˈlaɪtli /
Could you politely close the door?
你能礼貌地把门关上吗?
She politely declined the offer, explaining that she already had plans for the evening.
她礼貌地拒绝了这个提议,并解释说她晚上已经有安排了。
“Politely”来自形容词“polite(有礼貌的)”,其词根与拉丁语 politus(“磨光的、精炼的”)有关,后来引申为“举止文雅、言谈得体”。“-ly”是常见副词后缀,表示“以……的方式”。