tactfully

/ˈtæktfəɫi/ adv C1 ✓

In a tactful manner.

Word Origin From Latin tactus 'touch' — so tact is literally a sense of touch, a feel for the right thing to do. Tactful means full of that delicate touch, and tactfully is the adverb. The same root gives us contact (touching together), intact (untouched), and tangible (able to be touched).

adv In a tactful manner. C1 ✓

She tactfully suggested a different approach without offending anyone.

(副词) 得体地;圆滑地;委婉地;有技巧地

她机智得体地建议了另一种方法,没有冒犯任何人。

(adverbio) con tacto; diplomáticamente; con discreción; con delicadeza [De manera discreta o diplomática.]

Ella sugirió discretamente un enfoque diferente sin ofender a nadie.

(adverbe) avec tact; diplomatiquement; délicatement; avec doigté; avec ménagement [D'une manière diplomate et délicate, en veillant à ne blesser ni heurter personne.]

Elle a suggéré tactfully une autre approche sans froisser personne.

(Adverb) taktvoll; rücksichtsvoll; feinfühlig [Auf eine Weise, die Rücksicht auf die Gefühle anderer nimmt und unnötige Verletzungen vermeidet.]

Sie schlug **tactfully** einen anderen Ansatz vor, ohne jemanden zu beleidigen.

(副詞) 相手の感情に配慮して、ものごとを行う様子。気配りして。

彼女は誰の気分も害さずに、別の方法を巧みに提案した。

(advérbio) com tato; diplomaticamente; com delicadeza [De maneira diplomática; com tato.]

Ela sugeriu diplomaticamente uma abordagem diferente sem ofender ninguém.

Word parts: tact + ful + ly

Common collocations

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