| 释义 |
mean·ly
I. adverb
Etymology: Middle English menely, from mene occupying a middle position + -ly — more at mean
1. archaic : to a moderate degree : fairly well : passably, tolerably
2. obsolete : only moderately
II. adverb
Etymology: mean (I) + -ly
: in a mean manner: as
a. : in a lowly manner : poorly, humbly, plainly
< living meanly and without ostentation >
b. : in an inferior or indifferent manner : badly
< troops meanly equipped >
c. : in a base or ungenerous manner or with the ascription of meanness
< meanly threatens the deepest values of all truly traditional men — W.S.White > |