fairly

Word family noun fairness ≠ unfairness fairingfair copyfair gamefair playfair tradefairwayfairgroundadjective fair ≠ unfair fairishfair-mindedadverb fairly ≠ unfairly fair

fair·ly /ˈfeəli $ ˈferli/ S1 W2 adverbadv

1 QUITE/FAIRLY[+adj/adverbadv] more than a little, but much less than very 相当，颇 → quite

The house had a fairly large garden.

那幢房子有个不小的花园。

She speaks English fairly well.

她英语讲得还不错。

The instructions seem fairly straightforward.

操作指南似乎很简明。

2 FAIRin a way that is fair, honest, and reasonable 公平合理地

I felt I hadn’t been treated fairly.

我感到自己没有受到公正对待。

3 British EnglishBrE old-fashionedFAST/QUICKLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT used to emphasize the degree, force etc of an action 简直，竟然〔用于强调某个行为动作的程度、力度等〕

He fairly raced past us on his bike.

他骑车从我们身旁一晃而过。

Examples from the Corpus

fairly• The house has a fairly big living room.• He was going with some one at the time, but it was a fairly casual relationship from what I could tell.• She was fairly certain that she had been there before.• She reached one arm back and grabbed the rope while Amy fairly clawed at the head.• The disease is still fairly common in many countries.• And yet, if we are asked to multiply by five, we will usually go through a fairly laborious process.• The house had a fairly large garage.• But most religious thinkers accommodated themselves fairly rapidly to the basic concept of evolution.• It was, as Tom had said it would be, a fairly small affair.• Now we are fairly sure that change speeds up at some times, slows down at others.• In contradistinction to concentrating ability, diluting ability is fairly well-preserved in renal failure.

单词	fairly
释义	fairly Word family noun fairness ≠ unfairness fairingfair copyfair gamefair playfair tradefairwayfairgroundadjective fair ≠ unfair fairishfair-mindedadverb fairly ≠ unfairly fair fair·ly /ˈfeəli $ ˈferli/ ●●● S1 W2 adverbadv 1 QUITE/FAIRLY[+adj/adverbadv] more than a little, but much less than very 相当，颇 → quite The house had a fairly large garden. 那幢房子有个不小的花园。 She speaks English fairly well. 她英语讲得还不错。 The instructions seem fairly straightforward. 操作指南似乎很简明。 2 FAIRin a way that is fair, honest, and reasonable 公平合理地 I felt I hadn’t been treated fairly. 我感到自己没有受到公正对待。 3 British EnglishBrE old-fashionedFAST/QUICKLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT used to emphasize the degree, force etc of an action 简直，竟然〔用于强调某个行为动作的程度、力度等〕 He fairly raced past us on his bike. 他骑车从我们身旁一晃而过。 Examples from the Corpus fairly• The house has a fairly big living room.• He was going with some one at the time, but it was a fairly casual relationship from what I could tell.• She was fairly certain that she had been there before.• She reached one arm back and grabbed the rope while Amy fairly clawed at the head.• The disease is still fairly common in many countries.• And yet, if we are asked to multiply by five, we will usually go through a fairly laborious process.• The house had a fairly large garage.• But most religious thinkers accommodated themselves fairly rapidly to the basic concept of evolution.• It was, as Tom had said it would be, a fairly small affair.• Now we are fairly sure that change speeds up at some times, slows down at others.• In contradistinction to concentrating ability, diluting ability is fairly well-preserved in renal failure.
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