quietly

'kwaiәtli

r. with little or no sound
r. with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

adv. 安静地, 沉着地, 秘密地

Oxford 级别

2,171

BNC 频率

2,553

使用频率

quietly 可以拆分为词根 quiet (安静的) 加上副词后缀 -ly (表示方式)。所以 quietly 代表以安静的方式做某事。

例句

1. She spoke quietly so that she wouldn't disturb anyone.

她轻声说话，以免打扰到任何人。

2. The cat walked quietly across the room.

猫悄悄地穿过房间。

3. He quietly finished his homework before dinner.

他在晚餐前安静地完成了作业。