rightly
adv
ˈraɪtli
adv
1
correctly,
or
for
a
good
reason
正确地; 有道理地,有充分理由地;
BrE :
I
was,
as
you
rightly
said
,
the
smallest
boy
in
the
class.
你说得对,我是班级里最小的男孩。
As
you
so
rightly
pointed
out
,
things
are
getting
worse.
你说得很对,情况越来越不妙了。
They
have
been
treated
badly,
and
they
are
rightly
upset.
他们受到了不公正的对待,生气是有道理的。
quite
rightly
There’s
a
lot
of
talk,
quite
rightly,
about
the
dangers
of
smoking.
有很多关于吸烟的危害的谈论是很有道理的。
This
photo
was
taken
in
Paris,
if
I
remember
rightly
.
如果我没记错的话,这张照片是在巴黎拍的。
2
rightly or wrongly
used
to
emphasize
that
someone
else
thinks
that
something
they
did
was
right,
but
you
think
it
was
wrong
且不问对还是错,不管对不对
The
prime
minister
was
widely
judged,
rightly
or
wrongly,
to
be
an
honest
man.
不管对不对,大多数人都认为首相是个诚实的人。
3
and rightly so
used
to
say
that
a
decision
or
action
you
have
just
described
is
fair
and
morally
right,
in
your
opinion
[口] 有理由这样〔用于表示认为某个决定或行为公正和合乎道德〕
spoken
A
lot
of
people
round
here
were
furious,
and
rightly
so.
这儿有很多人都很愤怒,这是情理之中的。
4
I can’t rightly say/don’t rightly know
used
to
say
that
you
are
not
sure
whether
something
is
correct
or
not
[口] 我说不准
spoken