drily

drily

英 ['draɪlɪ]
　　美 ['draɪli]

adv. 幹燥地；冷淡地；諷刺地

中文詞源：

drily 幹巴巴的，冷淡的

來自dry, 幹的。

例句：

1. "That is surprising." — "Hardly," I said drily.
“那真令人吃驚。”——“這有什麼，”我不露聲色地說。

2. "Possible," I said drily, "but not likely".
“也許，”我冷冷地說，“但可能性不大。”

3. " Never mind the hole in the ceiling, " he said drily.
“ 不用擔心天花板上的洞. ” 他幹巴巴地說.

4. The lady nodded drily to me.
那位女士冷淡地朝我點頭.

5. "I dare say they do," rejoined his wife drily. "And who's to say who's right?"
“我敢說他們就是那樣，”他的妻子冷淡地回答，“誰又能說誰是對的呢？”