drowsily

/dɹˈaʊsili/ adv

In a drowsy manner.

Word Origin Drowsy comes from Proto-Germanic drūsōną 'to droop, be sluggish' — the same root as dreary (originally 'bloody', but also 'falling'). Drowsy means sleepy, sluggish, and drowsily means in a sleepy manner. The root is related to drowse, and also to dreary (both from PIE *dʰreus- 'to fall'). So when you're drowsy, you're drooping like a falling leaf. The breakdown drowsi+ly shows: sluggish + in a manner.

adv In a drowsy manner.

The child rubbed his eyes drowsily as his mother read him a bedtime story.

(副词) 昏昏欲睡地;困倦地

母亲读睡前故事时,孩子困倦地揉着眼睛。

(adverbio) De manera somnolienta; con somnolencia.

El niño se frotó los ojos con somnolencia mientras su madre le leía un cuento para dormir.

(adverbe) avec somnolence; d'un air ensommeillé; somnolentement; d'un air endormi [D'une manière ensommeillée, en manifestant de la somnolence.]

L'enfant se frottait les yeux drowsily tandis que sa mère lui lisait une histoire au coucher.

(Adverb) schläfrig; müde; dösend [auf eine schläfrige, müde oder halb wache Weise]

Das Kind rieb sich **drowsily** die Augen, während seine Mutter ihm eine Gute-Nacht-Geschichte vorlas.

(副詞) うとうとと、眠そうに、眠気を帯びて

子供は母親に就寝前の物語を読み聞かせてもらう間、眠そうに目をこすった。

(advérbio) sonolentamente; com sono; preguiçosamente [De maneira sonolenta.]

A criança esfregou os olhos com sono enquanto a mãe lia uma história de ninar.

Word parts: drowsi + ly

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