
副词(adverb):胆怯地,羞怯地,畏缩地。形容以缺乏自信或勇气的方式做某事。
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She timidly raised her hand to ask a question in class.
她在课堂上怯生生地举起手来提问。
The young boy timidly approached the stage, his voice trembling as he began to speak before the large crowd for the first time.
那个小男孩胆怯地走上舞台,第一次在众人面前开口说话时,声音都在发抖。
timidly 源自形容词 timid,加上副词后缀 -ly 构成。timid 来自拉丁语 timidus,意为"害怕的、胆小的",其词根为 timēre,意为"恐惧、害怕"。该词于16世纪经由法语进入英语,用来描述性格怯懦或行为畏缩的状态。