Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #5999
kindly
善良的；仁慈的；有同情心的
核心释义
Kind, warmhearted, and sympathetic; showing sympathy and generosity.
- 1.
性情善良的；仁慈的,热心的,有同情心的。
Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- 2.
表现出同情、理解和慷慨的；或由此激发的
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- 3.
令人愉快和可亲的
pleasant and agreeable
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
用法In use
The kindly old woman offered me a seat.
用法提示：此处kindly作形容词，修饰old woman，意为“和蔼的”。
He gave a kindly smile to the nervous child.
用法提示：此处kindly作形容词，修饰smile，意为“温和的”。
Of all the nurses, she was the kindliest.
用法提示：此处kindliest是kindly的比较级形式，作形容词，意为“最和蔼的”。
kindly criticism
a kindly act
a kindly climate
kindly breeze
be kindly
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Kindly 拆解为 kind（善良）和 -ly，意指如善良般和蔼。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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