Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1413
fairly
相当；颇；还算
to a moderate degree; somewhat, but not extremely
- 1.
In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
公正地；公平地
- 2.
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
相当地
- 3.
Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
有利地；顺利地
- 4.
without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
公平地
- 5.
Honestly; properly.
诚实地；正当地
- 6.
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
公正合法地
- 7.
Softly; quietly; gently.
轻柔地；安静地
- 8.
Partly, not fully; somewhat.
部分地；不完全地；有点
公平地；公正地；不偏不倚地；诚实地；正当地；合法地；有利地；吉利地；方便地；轻柔地；轻轻地；悄悄地；公正地；公平地
In use
The teacher treated all students fairly.
The judge decided the case fairly.
She divided the money fairly among her children.
he is fairly clever with computers
deal fairly with one another
they played fairly
verb + fairly
fairly修饰动词，表示以公正的方式行事。
They always play fairly.
他们总是公平竞争。
verb + object + fairly
当动词有宾语时，fairly通常放在宾语之后。
Connections
Collocations
- fairly treated
- 受到公正对待
- All employees should be fairly treated regardless of their background.所有员工都应受到公正对待，无论其背景如何。
- fairly accurate
- 相当准确
- The weather forecast was fairly accurate this week.这周的天气预报相当准确。
- fairly quickly
- 相当快地
- She finished the test fairly quickly because she knew the material well.她相当快地完成了测试，因为她对材料很熟悉。
- fairly priced
- 定价合理
- This product is fairly priced compared to its competitors.与竞争对手相比，这个产品定价合理。
- fairly certain
- 相当肯定
- I am fairly certain that we have met before.我相当肯定我们以前见过面。
- fairly simple
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fair（公平）+ ly（副词后缀），牢记‘公平地’。
Context & Register
通常用于中性语境，表示‘公正地’或‘相当地’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
barely, rarely, squarely rhyme with fairly (same stressed vowel /ɛr/ and ending /li/). fairy and fair are lookalikes but sound different: fairy ends in /ri/, fair ends in /r/. merely looks similar but has vowel /ɪr/ instead of /ɛr/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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