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| 1 | for a good reason 合理地；有充分理由地 |
| It was a vicious foul, and the referee rightly sent him off. 这是个恶意的犯规动作，裁判理所当然地把他罚下了场。 |
| quite rightly (=very rightly) Everyone is quite rightly concerned about what is going to happen now. 理所当然地 |
| and rightly so (=very rightly) The public is worried, and rightly so. 非常合理地 |
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| 2 | correctly or accurately 正确地；准确地 |
| as you rightly point out/say There is a lot to be done, but as you rightly say, we must move carefully. 有许多事要做，但你说的没错，我们必须小心行事。 |
| if I remember rightly He was driving his mum’ s car, if I remember rightly. 如果我没有记错的话，他开的是他妈妈的车。 |
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| - | I don’ t rightly know/I can’ t rightly say spoken
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| used for saying that you are not certain whether something is true or not |
| 我不确切知道/我说不准 |
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| - | rightly or wrongly
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| used for saying that something is true , whether people think it is a good thing or a bad thing |
| 且不问对还是错 |
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| They believe, rightly or wrongly, that their violent protest will achieve their aims. 他们相信，且不问对错，他们的暴力抗议会达到目的。 |
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