Word · Frequency #4289
rightly
合适地，正当地，正确地
correctly, appropriately, or justly
- 1.
In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
正确地,恰当地。
正确地,恰当地。；合适地；正当地；正确地
In use
She rightly pointed out the mistake in the report.
He was rightly proud of his son's achievements.
The judge rightly sentenced the criminal to life in prison.
rightly + verb (believe, think, say, etc.)
rightly 修饰表示观点或说法的动词，强调正确性。
She rightly believes that education is the key to success.
她正确地认为教育是成功的关键。
rightly + past participle (regarded, considered, etc.)
与过去分词连用，表示被公正或正确地看待。
He is rightly regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.
他被正确地视为20世纪最伟大的科学家之一。
rightly + so
意为'理所当然地'，用在句末或从句中，表示赞成前文。
The decision was criticized, and rightly so.
这个决定受到了批评，而且理所当然。
Common mistakes
He is a rightly person.He is a right person.
rightly是副词，不能修饰名词；应使用形容词right表示“正确的”。
You are rightly to do that.You are right to do that.
rightly不能用于be + 副词 + to do结构；表示“做某事是正确的”需用固定搭配be right to do。
Connections
Collocations
- rightly so
- 理所当然
- She was angry, and rightly so.她很生气，这理所当然。
- rightly or wrongly
- 不管怎样
- Rightly or wrongly, he decided to quit.不管怎样，他决定辞职。
- rightly proud
- 理应自豪
- We are rightly proud of our achievements.我们理应为自己的成就感到自豪。
Idioms & figurative uses
- rightly or wrongly
- 不管对错；无论好坏Rightly or wrongly, she decided to quit her job.不管对错，她决定辞职。
- rightly so
- 理所当然；确实如此He was angry, and rightly so.他生气了，这理所当然。
- rightly speaking
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rightly = right(正确) + ly, 意为'正确地、正当地'。
Context & Register
通常用于书面语或较正式的场合，表示‘正确地’或‘正当地’；在口语中也可使用，但不如‘right’常见。
Grammar Note
常用于修饰动词或整个句子
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 rightly 押韵的词包括 lightly, brightly, tightly, slightly，它们都以 /aɪtli/ 发音。注意 mightily 和 right 拼写相似但发音不同：mightily 读作 /ˈmaɪtɪli/（音节分割不同），right 读作 /raɪt/（缺少 /li/ 音节）。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.