fondly

/ˈfɑndɫi/ adv B2 ✓

In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.

Word Origin Fondly comes from fond, which originally meant 'foolish' in Middle English. The shift is surprising: from 'foolish' to 'affectionate'—perhaps because love makes us foolish. So fondly means 'with affection', but its root is in being a fool, and fondle, meaning to caress, comes from the same idea of doting.

adv In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly. B2 ✓

She fondly remembered her childhood summers spent at her grandmother's house.

(副词) 深情地;温柔地;亲切地;怜爱地

她深情地回忆起在祖母家度过的童年夏天。

(adverbio) cariñosamente; tiernamente; afectuosamente; con cariño; con ternura [De manera cariñosa; con afecto; tiernamente.]

Recordaba con cariño los veranos de su infancia pasados en la casa de su abuela.

(adverbe) tendrement; affectueusement; avec tendresse [Avec tendresse ; affectueusement.]

Elle se souvenait tendrement de ses étés d'enfance passés chez sa grand-mère.

(Adverb) liebevoll; zärtlich; innig [Auf liebevolle, zärtliche oder herzliche Weise; mit Zuneigung.]

Sie erinnerte sich **fondly** an die Sommer ihrer Kindheit im Haus der Großmutter.

(副詞) 優しく、愛情を込めて。

彼女は祖母の家で過ごした子供時代の夏を懐かしく思い出した。

(advérbio) carinhosamente; afetuosamente; ternamente; com carinho [De maneira carinhosa; afetuosamente; ternamente.]

Ela se lembrava com carinho dos verões de sua infância passados na casa da avó.

adv Foolishly. B2 ✓

He fondly believed that he could finish the massive project in just one week.

(副词) 愚蠢地;傻傻地

他愚蠢地相信自己能在一周内完成这个庞大的项目。

(adverbio) tontamente; ilusa; neciamente; ingenuamente [Tontamente; con ingenuidad.]

Ingenuamente, creía que podría terminar el enorme proyecto en solo una semana.

(adverbe) naïvement; sottement; crédulement [De manière naïve ou irréaliste.]

Il croyait naïvement pouvoir terminer ce projet monumental en une seule semaine.

(Adverb) töricht; naiv [Auf törichte, naive oder unrealistische Weise; ohne vernünftige Grundlage.]

Er glaubte **fondly**, das riesige Projekt in nur einer Woche abschließen zu können.

(副詞) 愚かにも、根拠なく。

彼は大規模なプロジェクトをわずか1週間で終えられると愚かにも信じていた。

(advérbio) tolamente; insensatamente; ilusoriamente [Tolamente; insensatamente.]

Ele tolamente acreditava que poderia terminar o projeto enorme em apenas uma semana.

Word parts: fond + ly

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