positively

英 ['p?z?t?vl?] 美['pɑz?t?vli]
  • adv. 肯定地;明確地;斷然地

CET6低頻詞

詞態(tài)變化


比較級(jí):?more positively;最高級(jí):?most positively;

助記提示


1. posit- + -ive.
2. etymologically means 'placed down, laid down', hence 'emphatically asserted'.
3. from Latin, meaning 'settled by agreement'.
4. => dealing only with facts, absolute, expressed without qualification, confident in opinion, concentrating on what is constructive and good.
5. placed down, laid down: 著實(shí)、敲定、確定下來,或者主觀、武斷地確定下來,或者主觀地認(rèn)為確定下來了。
6. 即:由字面、詞源含義(placed down, laid down)引申表示為:主觀心理的、客觀實(shí)際的放下來了、確定下來的、定下來了。
7. positive + -ly.

英文詞源


positively (adv.)
mid-15c., "in a definite way," from positive (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "absolutely" is from 1777.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
埃米遇見的準(zhǔn)媽媽們個(gè)個(gè)洋溢著自豪和喜悅。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He responded positively and accepted the fee of £1,000 I had offered.
他作出了肯定的答復(fù),并接受了我給的1,000英鎊的費(fèi)用。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Parents are positively encouraged to be at school whenever possible.
我們非常鼓勵(lì)父母無論何時(shí),只要可能就去求學(xué)。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Cats positively revel in heat, whether natural or man-made.
貓確實(shí)喜暖,不管是自然的還是人工創(chuàng)造的溫暖環(huán)境。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Father Auberon's Academy Club positively heaved with dashing young men.
父親奧伯龍的“學(xué)院俱樂部”里真的是有為青年濟(jì)濟(jì)一堂。

來自柯林斯例句