aloofly

/əˈɫufli/ adv

In an aloof manner.

Word Origin Aloofly comes from aloof, which originally was a nautical term: from Dutch 'loef' 'windward side of a ship' and the prefix 'a-' 'to, on'. A ship that kept to the windward side was aloof, staying apart from others. The idea shifted to emotional distance. The '-ly' suffix makes it an adverb. So aloofly means in a distant, uninvolved manner.

adv In an aloof manner.

She stood aloofly by the window, observing the party without participating.

(副词) 冷淡地;疏远地;漠然地

她冷淡地站在窗边,观察着派对却不参与。

(adverbio) con frialdad; con reserva; con desapego; fríamente; distante [De manera distante o reservada.]

Se quedó **distante** junto a la ventana, observando la fiesta sin participar.

(adverbe) distantement; à l'écart; d'un air distant; avec réserve; avec détachement [De manière distante et réservée, en gardant ses distances.]

Elle se tenait à l'écart près de la fenêtre, observant la fête sans y participer.

(Adverb) distanziert; reserviert; unbeteiligt [Auf eine distanzierte, unnahbare oder desinteressierte Weise; ohne sich emotional oder sozial einzubringen.]

Sie stand **aloofly** am Fenster und beobachtete die Party, ohne mitzumachen.

(副詞) よそよそしく、超然と、距離をおいて

彼女は窓際に超然と立ち、パーティーを観察するだけで参加しなかった。

(advérbio) distantemente; reservadamente; afastadamente; com indiferença [De maneira distante ou reservada.]

Ela ficou distante junto à janela, observando a festa sem participar.

Word parts: a + loof + ly

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