properly
/ˈprɒpəlɪ/adverb
1
- correctly or satisfactorily正确地; 满意地：
ensuring the work is carried out properly
确保工作正常进行
a properly drafted agreement.
起草得当的协议。
1.1
- appropriately for the circumstances; suitably; respectably适宜地; 合适地; 正派地：
I'm trying to get my mother to behave properly.
我想要母亲注意点分寸。
1.2
- sentence adverb in the strict sense; exactly严格意义上; 恰好：
algebra is, properly speaking,the analysis of equations.
代数, 确切地说, 就是方程解析。
2
- usu. as submodifier informal, chiefly Brit. thoroughly; completely〈非正式, 主英〉彻底地; 完全地：
on the first day she felt properly well, Millie sat out on the front steps.
密丽在感觉自己彻底好了的第一天就到屋外门前的台阶上坐了坐。