lamely

/ˈɫeɪmɫi/ adv

In a foolish or ineffective way.

Word Origin From Old English lam 'crippled, weak, limping' — so lamely means 'in a lame manner, weakly, unconvincingly.' The root goes back to Proto-Germanic *lamaz 'broken,' and it's related to German lahm 'lame.' The family includes lameness and the compound lamebrain (a weak-minded person). The idea: a lame excuse is one that limps along, unable to stand on its own.

adv In a foolish or ineffective way.

He lamely attempted to explain his absence from the important meeting.

(副词) 蹩脚地;拙劣地;差劲地

他笨拙地试图解释自己缺席重要会议的原因。

(adverbio) torpemente; lastimosamente; pobremente; ridículamente [De manera tonta o ineficaz.]

Intentó débilmente explicar su ausencia de la importante reunión.

(adverbe) faiblement; maladroitement; péniblement; de manière peu convaincante [D'une manière faible, peu convaincante ou inefficace.]

Il a tenté maladroitement d'expliquer son absence à la réunion importante.

(Adverb) schwach; unzulänglich; halbherzig [Auf eine ungeschickte, unüberlegte oder wirkungslose Art und Weise.]

Er versuchte **lamely**, seine Abwesenheit von der wichtigen Besprechung zu erklären.

(副詞) 不器用な、または説得力のない方法で

彼は何とか重要な会議の欠席を説明しようとしたが、まったく説得力がなかった。

(advérbio) ineptamente; tolamente; de modo fraco [De maneira tola ou ineficaz.]

Ele tentou de forma fraca explicar sua ausência da reunião importante.

adv In the manner of one who is lame.

The injured deer moved lamely through the forest.

(副词) 跛行地;一瘸一拐地

受伤的鹿跛行着穿过森林。

(adverbio) cojeando; renqueando; cojamente [A la manera de alguien que está cojo.]

El ciervo herido se movía cojeando por el bosque.

(adverbe) en boitant; boiteusement; en claudiquant [D'une manière boiteuse, comme quelqu'un qui boite.]

Le cerf blessé se déplaçait en boitant à travers la forêt.

(Adverb) lahm; hinkend; humpelnd [Auf eine Weise, die durch eine Gehbehinderung oder Verletzung eingeschränkt ist.]

Das verletzte Reh bewegte sich **lamely** durch den Wald.

(副詞) 足が不自由な人のように

怪我をした鹿は不格好に森の中を移動した。

(advérbio) manquejando; coxamente [De maneira própria de quem é manco.]

O cervo ferido se movia com dificuldade pela floresta.

Word parts: lame + ly

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