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genially

/jeen-yuh-lee, jee-nee-uh-lee/US // ˈdʒin yə li, ˈdʒi ni ə li //

诚恳地,诚然,诚恳地说,诚恳地讲

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adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a pleasantly cheerful or cordial way: As the dishes were passed around, we quibbled genially over whether to use two tortillas or one per taco.

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Examples

  • He sounded genially reflective, not sad, saying it—but Philip Seymour Hoffman was certain: pleasure was not happiness.

  • I'd guess they told him to come across as genially disappointed, more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger, and he kind of went off the rails.

  • As the genially malevolent talking head considers a bid for the presidency, a lot of people are asking themselves that question.

  • "That's as it ought to be, Sam," said the detective genially.

  • Skipper Zeb exclaimed, genially, warming his hands before the fire.

  • "Have another scotch on the rocks, Ralph," he said genially.

  • He was on guard now when his Aminta played, not the indignant and the frozen, but the genially indifferent.

  • When Dorn had passed through another torrent of congratulations, the judge genially resumed the direction of affairs.

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