Dreye权威释义

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极为谨慎地，极为小心地；轻手轻脚地
This delicate political issue must be handled gingerly.
处理这个微妙的政治问题必须慎之又慎。

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以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

adv.

in a careful or cautious manner.

adj.

showing great care or caution.

C16 (in the sense ‘daintily, mincingly’): perh. from OFr. gensor ‘delicate’, compar. of gent ‘graceful’, from L. genitus ‘(well) born’.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》