| 释义 |
confidentially, adv.|kɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəlɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
†1. = confidently. Obs. rare—1.
1680Savile Corr. (Camd.) 151 That it can be of no use I dare confidentially affirm.
2. In a confidential manner, tone, etc.
a1834Lamb Let. to Coleridge (L.), He will give the authorship of sundry anonymous compositions; confidentially and with full faith on his own part. 1843Dickens Lett. I. 86, I write to you, confidentially, in answer to your note. |