fairly


adv. 相当地;公平地;简直

n. (Fairly)人名;(英)费尔利

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fairly 公平地,公正地

来自fair, 公平的,公正的。

英文词源

fairly (adv.)
c. 1400, "handsomely," from fair (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially, justly" is from 1670s. Sense of "somewhat" is from 1805, a curious contrast to the earlier, but still active, sense of "totally" (1590s). Old English had fægerlice "splendidly."

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1. She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.
她相当顽固,宗教观念极强。
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2. We have a fairly good idea of what's going on.
我们对正在发生的事有着相当清楚的认识。
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3. We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment.
眼下汇率对我们不利。
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4. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
那表明此人不讲究穿着,是吧?
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5. She has to work within the limits of a fairly tight budget.
她不得不在相当紧张的预算范围内精打细算。
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