/ˈɡreɪtfəli/
副词,表示以感激的、感恩的方式做某事。形容带着感谢之情去行动或回应。
She gratefully accepted the cup of warm tea on a cold winter night.
在寒冷的冬夜,她感激地接过了那杯热茶。
After months of struggling alone, he gratefully acknowledged the support of his friends, realizing that their kindness had carried him through the hardest times.
在独自挣扎了数月之后,他感激地感谢了朋友们的支持,意识到正是他们的善意帮他度过了最艰难的时光。
由形容词 grateful 加上副词后缀 -ly 构成。grateful 源自拉丁语 gratus,意为"令人愉快的、值得感谢的"。该词在16世纪进入英语,最初写作 gratful,后来加上 -e- 使拼写更加规范。gratus 同时也是 grace(优雅、恩典)、gratitude(感激)等词的词根。