Word · Frequency #25051
dryly
冷淡地;干巴巴地
核心释义
in a dry, laconic manner
- 1.
干燥地;干巴巴地。
In a dry manner.
干燥地;干巴巴地。;冷淡地;枯躁无味地
用法In use
He smiled dryly and said, 'That's one way to look at it.'
用法提示:dryly 是副词,修饰 smiled,表示冷淡地、干巴巴地。
'I suppose we'll manage somehow,' she remarked dryly.
用法提示:dryly 修饰 remarked,表示用不带感情或诙谐冷淡的语气说。
The teacher looked at the messy room and said dryly, 'Very tidy.'
用法提示:dryly 修饰 said,表示用讽刺、干巴巴的语气说。
say sth dryly
常见于表示说话方式的动词后,指不带感情、就事论事地说。
She said dryly that the meeting had been cancelled.
她干巴巴地说会议已经取消了。
reply dryly to sth
to 后接回应对象;也可直接接引语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- say dryly
- 冷淡地说
- “I see,” she said dryly.“我明白了,”她冷淡地说。
- remark dryly
- 冷淡地评论
- The critic remarked dryly that the movie was two hours long.评论家冷淡地评论说这部电影长达两小时。
- observe dryly
- 干巴巴地指出
- He observed dryly that the meeting could have been an email.他干巴巴地指出,这次会议本来可以一封电子邮件解决。
- reply dryly
- 冷淡地回答
- “Of course,” she replied dryly.“当然。”她冷淡地回答。
- add dryly
- 冷淡地补充道
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
dry(干)加-ly,说话干巴巴、面无表情,就是冷淡地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:dialogue tags、narrative description 此词表示“冷淡地、干巴巴地”,通常用于书面叙述或文学描写中,描述某人说话时不动声色或略带讽刺的语气。口语中比较少见,多出现于小说或新闻报道里。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
dryly 读作 /ˈdraɪli/;shyly /ˈʃaɪli/、slyly /ˈslaɪli/、wryly /ˈraɪli/ 与之押韵,均为重读 /aɪ/ + /li/。注意 coyly 虽拼写同为 -yly,但读 /ˈkɔɪli/,元音是 /ɔɪ/,并不押韵;reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ 和 apply /əˈplaɪ/ 末尾 -ply 读 /plaɪ/,且重音在后,也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.