gaily

/ˈɡeɪɫi/ adv B1

happily

Word Origin Gaily is the adverb from gay, which came from Old French gai 'joyful, merry'. The word originally meant 'light-hearted, carefree', and gaily captures that spirit. The spelling gaily is an older variant of gayly, and the root might be from Proto-Germanic *gahaz 'sudden, impetuous'.

adv happily B1

(副词) 快乐地;欢快地;兴高采烈地

(adverbio) alegremente; gozosamente; regocijadamente

(adverbe) gaiement; joyeusement; allègrement [Gaiement : d'une manière joyeuse, avec entrain et bonne humeur.]

(Adverb) fröhlich; vergnügt; munter [auf eine fröhliche, unbeschwerte Weise.]

(副詞) 楽しく、陽気に。

(advérbio) alegremente; felizmente; com alegria; jovialmente [felizmente; alegremente]

adv Merrily.

The children laughed gaily as they played in the park.

(副词) 欢快地;愉快地;兴高采烈地

孩子们在公园里玩耍时欢快地笑着。

(adverbio) alegremente; gozosamente; jovialmente; festivamente [Alegremente.]

Los niños rieron alegremente mientras jugaban en el parque.

(adverbe) gaiement; joyeusement; allègrement [Avec gaieté, joyeusement.]

Les enfants riaient gaily en jouant dans le parc.

(Adverb) fröhlich; vergnügt [Auf fröhliche, ausgelassene Weise.]

Die Kinder lachten **gaily**, während sie im Park spielten.

(副詞) 陽気に; 楽しく; 愉快に。

子供たちは公園で遊ぶ中、陽気に笑っていた。

(advérbio) alegremente; jovialmente; folgazamente; festivamente [Alegremente.]

As crianças riam **alegremente** enquanto brincavam no parque.

adv Showily.

She wore a gaily colored scarf that caught everyone's attention.

(副词) 华丽地;花哨地;鲜艳地

她戴着一条色彩艳丽、引人注目的围巾。

(adverbio) llamativamente; vistosamente; ostensiblemente [Llamativamente.]

Llevaba una bufanda de colores llamativos que atrajo la atención de todos.

(adverbe) voyamment; avec éclat; de manière tapageuse; de façon criarde [De manière voyante, avec éclat.]

Elle portait une écharpe aux couleurs gaies qui a attiré l'attention de tous.

(Adverb) auffällig; bunt [Auf auffällige, farbenfrohe oder prunkvolle Weise.]

Sie trug einen **gaily** gefärbten Schal, der alle Blicke auf sich zog.

(副詞) はでに; 目立つように; 派手に。

彼女はみんなの目を引くような、明るく彩られたスカーフをまとっていた。

(advérbio) vistosamente; garridamente; espalhafatosamente; chamativamente [Vistosa; chamativamente.]

Ela usava um cachecol de cores **vistosas** que chamou a atenção de todos.

Word parts: gay + ly

Common collocations

say verb nod verb back adv know verb out adv up adv think verb could verb laugh verb head subst paint verb shake verb

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