| 释义 |
ˈsighingly, adv.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a sighing manner; with or accompanied by sighing.
1402Hoccleve Lett. of Cupid 22 Her wordes spoken ben so syghyngly. 1491Caxton Vitas Patr. (W. de W. 1495) ii. 307 She answered syghynly; alas, holy fader [etc.]. 1621Lady M. Wroth Urania 253 Then turnd she sighingly within her bed. 1678Bunyan Pilgr. Progr. (1900) 40 Christian..had no more talk but with himself, and that sometimes sighingly. 1760–72H. Brooke Fool of Qual. (1809) I. 137 The populace, sighingly, gave my Arabella for lost. 1791F. Burney Diary 5 Aug., The statues, busts, and pictures, which again I sighingly quitted, with a longing wish [etc.]. 1833A. Jameson Crt. Beauties Chas. II (1872) 170 He was for this time seriously and sighingly in love. 1842Mrs. Browning Grk. Chr. Poets ii. ⁋3 To go back sighingly to the tragedy, where we shall have to sigh again. |