rightly

美 [ˈraɪtli]英 [ˈraɪtli]
  • adv.正确地;恰当地;正当地;理由充分地;精确地
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adv.

1

正当地;理由充分地
for a good reason

The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results.

学校为这次出色的考试成绩感到骄傲,这是理所当然的。

He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so .

他为自己的漂亮房子感到骄傲,这是很自然的。

Quite rightly , the environment is of great concern.

当然,环境问题人们极为关注。

2

正确地;恰当地;精确地
in a correct or accurate way

Rightly or wrongly , many older people are afraid of violence in the streets.

不管正不正当,反正许多年长者都害怕街头暴力。

As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children.

她说得对,这种病不仅影响儿童,也会影响成年人。

I can't rightly say what happened.

我说不准到底发生了什么事。

I don't rightly know where he's gone.

我说不好他上哪儿去了。

If I remember rightly , there's a train at six o'clock.

如果我没记错的话,六点钟有一趟火车。

Right and rightly can both be used as adverbs. In the sense ‘correctly’ or ‘in the right way’, right is the usual adverb. It is only used after verbs.上述用法不能用rightly,在正式用语中可用correctly:

He did it right.

他做得对。

Did I spell your name right?

你的名字我拼得对不对?

Is your name spelled correctly?

你的名字拼正确了吗?

The usual meaning of rightly is ‘for a good reason’ and it comes before an adjective.在北美英语中rightly一点也不通用。

They are rightly proud of their children.

他们当然为他们的孩子而骄傲。

As you rightly say, we have a serious problem.

你说得对,我们有严重困难。

adv

1
with honesty
he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time
Synonym: justly justifiedly

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  1. Money is a blessing when it is used rightly .

    假如正当地使用,金钱是一种幸福。

  2. Nothing can rightly compel a simple and brave man to a vulgar sadness .

    什么也不能正当地迫使单纯而勇敢的人产生庸俗的伤感。

  3. As you rightly say , we have a serious problem .

    你说得对,我们有严重困难。

  4. Quite rightly , the environment is of great concern .

    当然,环境问题人们极为关注。

  5. The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results .

    学校为这次出色的考试成绩感到骄傲,这是理所当然的。

  6. I don 't rightly know where he 's gone .

    我说不好他上哪儿去了。

  7. If I remember rightly , there 's a train at six o'clock .

    如果我没记错的话,六点钟有一趟火车。

  8. As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children .

    她说得对,这种病不仅影响儿童,也会影响成年人。

  9. I can 't rightly say what happened .

    我说不准到底发生了什么事。

  10. Rightly or wrongly , many older people are afraid of violence in the streets .

    不管正不正当,反正许多年长者都害怕街头暴力。

  11. Rightly or wrongly , they felt they should have been better informed .

    不论对错,他们觉得应该让他们了解到更多的情况。

  12. America 's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy

    美国的首要任务自然是刺激经济。

  13. He has rightly interrupted his holiday in Spain to return to London

    他马上中止了在西班牙的度假回到伦敦。

  14. The judge quite rightly says that he has to interpret the law as it 's been passed

    法官说他必须按照该法的立法初衷来阐释它,这完全没错。

  15. They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise .

    他们勤俭节约,积极进取,得到了当之无愧的赞扬。

  16. He was rightly suspicious of meeting me until I reassured him I was not writing about him

    当然他很不放心见我,直到我再一次向他保证我不是在写他。

  17. Rightly so .

    理当如此。

  18. Friends always help each other , and rightly so .

    朋友之间互相帮助,理当如此。

  19. He has rightly praised " huckleberry finn ", and mark twain 's great incidental achievement , in it and his another work , of creating a prose-style suited to the American ethos .

    他正确地称赞了《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》和马克·吐温无意中获得的伟大成就,在这部和其他作品里,创造了一种符合美国民族精神的散文文体。

  20. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly ;

    只有用心去观察,才能看得真切;

  21. It is rightly said that time is money .

    时间即金钱这句话说得很恰当。

  22. This international and national practice reflects rightly the development of international direct investment .

    这种有关国际直接投资的国际与国内实践,正反映了国际直接投资发展的发展趋势。

  23. Recognizing Marxism Rightly and Its Function for Ideological and Political Theory Education

    科学认识马克思主义的学科属性及其对思想政治理论课的意义

  24. The president said the agreement rightly focuses on budget issues .

    奥巴马总统说,两党达成的预算协议集中在预算问题,非常正确。

  25. Rightly Deal with Some Relationships During The Socialist Political Civilization 's Construction

    正确处理社会主义政治文明建设中的几种关系

  26. Discusses the Librarians to use the computer rightly and the occupational health

    浅议图书馆员正确使用计算机与职业健康

  27. Americans , rightly , will make their own choice .

    美国人自然会做出他们自己的选择。

  28. The crucial requirement is understanding rightly what has gone wrong .

    最关键的一条是正确理解问题出在哪里。

  29. Dispose colony relation rightly , induct the conflict management mechanism .

    导入冲突管理机制。

  30. The Fed has rightly made clear that its decisions will be data dependent .

    美联储明确表示有关调息的决定将取决于数据,这是对的。