meekly

🇺🇸 /ˈmiːkli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmiːkli/
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adverb
R

in a gentle and submissive way

The student meekly handed in his test, knowing he had failed.

translation

adv. in a gentle and submissive way

Synonyms

submissively adv. 顺从地 humbly adv. 谦逊地, 卑微地 sheepishly adv. 尴尬地 politely adv. 有礼貌地, 表面上客气地 hand n. 手, 手的, 帮助, 参与, 指针, 工人, 水手, 手工, 牌, 一轮, 笔迹 cap n. 鸭舌帽, 专用帽, 学士帽, 国家队帽, 盖子, 牙冠, 山顶, 上限, 玩具枪纸炮, 子宫帽 in prep. 在...里面, 被...包围, 进入, ...的一部分, 在...期间, ...之后, 持续...时间, 穿着, 经历着, 用...语言, 处于...状态, 参与, 从事...职业, 以...形式, 缺乏, 在...过程中, 失去...品质, 以...速率

Antonyms

pompously adv. 自大地 huffily adv. 生气地 brashly adv. 冒失地, 招摇地 superciliously adv. 傲慢地 haughtily adv. 傲慢地 audaciously adv. 大胆地 loftily adv. 傲慢地 contemptuously adv. 轻蔑地 brazenly adv. 厚颜无耻地 scornfully adv. 轻蔑地 imperiously adv. 傲慢专横地 arrogantly adv. 傲慢地 proudly adv. 骄傲地, 壮丽地 boldly adv. 大胆地, 醒目地

Similar Words

merely adv. 仅仅 weekly adj. 每周的