副词,意为"聪明地;敏捷地;整洁利落地"。常用来形容做事方式灵巧迅速,或穿着打扮得体精致。
She was smartly dressed for the job interview.
她为求职面试穿戴得整洁利落。
The company smartly adapted its strategy in response to the changing market conditions, which allowed it to stay ahead of its competitors.
公司敏捷地调整了策略以应对不断变化的市场环境,这使它得以保持领先于竞争对手。
smartly 由形容词 smart 加上副词后缀 -ly 构成。smart 源自古英语 smeart,最初的意思是"引起刺痛的、尖锐的",后来逐渐引申为"机敏的、聪明的"。到了近代英语中,smart 又发展出"整洁的、时髦的"含义,尤其在英式英语中常用来形容穿着考究。因此 smartly 也继承了这些多重含义。