gingerly的词源

英文词源

gingerly

gingerly: see general

gingerly (adv.)

"extremely cautiously" (of movements, etc.), c. 1600, earlier "elegantly, daintily" (1510s), of unknown origin. Perhaps [OED] from Old French gensor, comparative of gent "dainty, delicate," from Latin gentius "(well)-born" (see gentle). Meaning "extremely cautiously" is from c. 1600.

中文词源

gingerly：谨慎地

词源不详，通常认为来自gently的拼写变体，原义为优雅的，引申义谨慎的。

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