reservedly

/ɹiˈzɝvdli/ adv

In a reserved manner.

Word Origin Reservedly comes from reserved, from reserve, from Latin re- 'back' + servare 'to keep, save, preserve.' Servare gives us preserve, conserve, observe, and deserve. The idea of being reserved is keeping yourself back, holding in. So reservedly means 'in a held-back manner.'

adv In a reserved manner.

She answered the interviewer's questions reservedly, revealing little about her personal life.

(副词) 矜持地;拘谨地;含蓄地

她有所保留地回答了面试官的问题,很少透露自己的个人生活。

(adverbio) De manera reservada.

Ella respondió las preguntas del entrevistador con reserva, revelando poco sobre su vida personal.

(adverbe) avec réserve; de manière retenue; discrètement; de manière réservée [De manière retenue et distante, en montrant peu ses émotions.]

Elle a répondu reservedly aux questions de l'intervieweur, révélant peu de choses sur sa vie personnelle.

(Adverb) zurückhaltend; reserviert [Auf eine zurückhaltende, distanzierte oder wenig mitteilsame Weise.]

Sie beantwortete die Fragen des Interviewers **reservedly** und verriet kaum etwas über ihr Privatleben.

(副詞) 控えめに、遠慮がちに。自分の感情や考えを表に出さずに。

彼女は面接官の質問に控えめに答え、私生活をほとんど明かさなかった。

(advérbio) reservadamente; com reserva; de modo reservado; contenidamente [De maneira reservada.]

Ela respondeu às perguntas do entrevistador de forma reservada, revelando pouco sobre sua vida pessoal.

Word parts: re + serve + ed + ly

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