gingerly

gin·ger·ly /ˈdʒɪndʒəli $ -ər-/ adverbadv , adjective

CAREFULif you move gingerly, or touch something gingerly, you do it in a slow careful way, because you are afraid it will be dangerous or painful 〔因害怕有危险或被弄痛〕小心翼翼地[的]，轻手轻脚地[的] SYN carefully

He gingerly felt his way along the dark tunnel.

他在漆黑的隧道里小心翼翼地摸索着前行。

Examples from the Corpus

gingerly• They gingerly loaded the patient into the ambulance.

Origin gingerly

(1500-1600) Perhaps from Old French gensor “more small and graceful”, from gent “born into high rank, small and graceful”

单词	gingerly
释义	gingerly gin·ger·ly /ˈdʒɪndʒəli $ -ər-/ adverbadv , adjective CAREFULif you move gingerly, or touch something gingerly, you do it in a slow careful way, because you are afraid it will be dangerous or painful 〔因害怕有危险或被弄痛〕小心翼翼地[的]，轻手轻脚地[的] SYN carefully He gingerly felt his way along the dark tunnel. 他在漆黑的隧道里小心翼翼地摸索着前行。 Examples from the Corpus gingerly• They gingerly loaded the patient into the ambulance. Origin gingerly (1500-1600) Perhaps from Old French gensor “more small and graceful”, from gent “born into high rank, small and graceful”
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