单词详解
adv.
A. 正确的;适当的 (in a way that is correct and / or appropriate )
How much money do we need to do the job properly? 我们需要多少钱才能做好这件事?
B. 得体的;符合习俗的(in a way that is socially or morally acceptable)
When will these kids learn to behave properly? 这些孩子何时才能学规矩点?
C. 真正的;实际上
The subject is not, properly speaking, a science. 严格来说,这门学科不是科学。
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properly speaking严格来说
She is not, properly speaking, a doctor. 严格来说,她不是一名医生。
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比较级:more properly
最高级:most properly