| 单词 | archly |
| 释义 | archly (once / 6509 pages) adv If you say something archly, you express it in a teasing sort of way. When someone acts archly toward you, it might offend you a bit, or it might make you laugh. You act archly when you put on an affected style of speech, or say something that's playfully sarcastic. You might archly dismiss a teacher's criticism of your work or smile archly as you tease a friend. The adverb comes from the 1500s adjective arch, which originally meant "chief," but was so often used to describe a "knave" or "rogue" that by the 17th century it came to mean "mischievous" or "saucy." WORD FAMILYarch: arched, archer, arches, archest, arching, archly, archness, overarch+/archer: archers, archery/archery: archeries/archness: archnesses/overarch: overarched, overarches, overarching USAGE EXAMPLES“So, it’s all going to be fine,” he said archly, to some laughter. New York Times(Nov 20, 2016) “I have used technology for a lot longer than you have, Ellen,” Stewart responded archly. Time(Oct 26, 2016) Though the school never uses the phrase itself, students and alumni often archly refer to Wheaton as “the Harvard of Christian schools.” New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) adv in_an_arch_manner; with playful slyness or roguishness |
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