Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #5999
kindly
善良的；仁慈的；有同情心的
Kind, warmhearted, and sympathetic; showing sympathy and generosity.
- 1.
Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
性情善良的；仁慈的,热心的,有同情心的。
- 2.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
表现出同情、理解和慷慨的；或由此激发的
- 3.
pleasant and agreeable
令人愉快和可亲的
令人愉快的；温和的；性情善良的；仁慈的,热心的,有同情心的。；表现出同情、理解和慷慨的；或由此激发的；令人愉快和可亲的；和蔼的
In use
The kindly old woman offered me a seat.
He gave a kindly smile to the nervous child.
Of all the nurses, she was the kindliest.
kindly criticism
a kindly act
a kindly climate
kindly breeze
be kindly
形容词作表语，描述人的性格。
The old man is kindly.
这位老人很和蔼。
be kindly to sb
后接介词to，表示对某人友好。
Connections
Collocations
- kindly nature
- 和蔼的性格
- She has a kindly nature that makes everyone feel welcome.她天性友善，让每个人都感到受欢迎。
- kindly disposition
- 温和的性情
- His kindly disposition won him many friends.他温和的性情为他赢得了很多朋友。
- kindly manner
- 亲切的态度
- The teacher spoke in a kindly manner to the shy student.老师以亲切的态度对那个害羞的学生说话。
- kindly smile
- 和蔼的微笑
- The old man gave her a kindly smile.那位老人对她露出了和蔼的微笑。
- kindly help
- 善意的帮助
- I appreciate your kindly help with the project.我感谢你对这个项目的善意帮助。
- kindly advice
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Kindly 拆解为 kind（善良）和 -ly，意指如善良般和蔼。
Context & Register
常见场景：polite、formal、interpersonal 形容词kindly多用于描述人性格温和、亲切，常见于正式或礼貌的交流场合，也可用于一般描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'blindly' rhymes perfectly with 'kindly' (/ˈkaɪndli/). Words like 'friendly', 'lovely', 'deadly' share the -ly ending but have different vowel sounds. 'Mildly' and 'wildly' are near rhymes with a different consonant cluster (/ldli/ vs /ndli/).
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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