positively
英['p?z?t?vl?]
美['pɑz?t?vli]
- adv. 肯定地；明確地；斷然地
詞態變化
比較級:?more positively;最高級:?most positively;
助記提示
1. posit- + -ive.
2. etymologically means 'placed down, laid down', hence 'emphatically asserted'.
3. from Latin, meaning 'settled by agreement'.
4. => dealing only with facts, absolute, expressed without qualification, confident in opinion, concentrating on what is constructive and good.
5. placed down, laid down: 著實、敲定、確定下來，或者主觀、武斷地確定下來，或者主觀地認為確定下來了。
6. 即：由字面、詞源含義(placed down, laid down)引申表示為：主觀心理的、客觀實際的放下來了、確定下來的、定下來了。
7. positive + -ly.
英文詞源
- positively (adv.)
- mid-15c., "in a definite way," from positive (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "absolutely" is from 1777.
雙語例句
- 1. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
- 埃米遇見的準媽媽們個個洋溢著自豪和喜悅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He responded positively and accepted the fee of ￡1,000 I had offered.
- 他作出了肯定的答復，并接受了我給的1，000英鎊的費用。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Parents are positively encouraged to be at school whenever possible.
- 我們非常鼓勵父母無論何時，只要可能就去求學。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Cats positively revel in heat, whether natural or man-made.
- 貓確實喜暖，不管是自然的還是人工創造的溫暖環境。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Father Auberon's Academy Club positively heaved with dashing young men.
- 父親奧伯龍的“學院俱樂部”里真的是有為青年濟濟一堂。
來自柯林斯例句