fairly的词源

英文词源

fairly (adv.)

c. 1400, "handsomely," from fair (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially, justly" is from 1670s. Sense of "somewhat" is from 1805, a curious contrast to the earlier, but still active, sense of "totally" (1590s). Old English had fægerlice "splendidly."

中文词源

fairly：公平地，公正地

来自fair, 公平的，公正的。

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fairly：公正地，正当地；相当，还算

词根词缀： fair公平的 + -ly