tearfully

/ˈtɪɹfəɫi/ adv

In a tearful manner.

Word Origin Tearfully comes from tearful, from tear. Tear is from Old English tear, from Proto-Germanic *tahr-, from PIE *dakr- 'tear.' The same root gives us lachrymal (tear gland) and lachrymose (tearful). So tearfully means 'in a manner full of tears.'

adv In a tearful manner.

The child tearfully begged her parents not to leave.

(副词) 泪流满面地;哭泣地;含泪地

孩子泪流满面地恳求父母不要离开。

(adverbio) De manera llorosa; con lágrimas.

La niña suplicó llorando a sus padres que no se fueran.

(adverbe) en pleurant; en larmes; les larmes aux yeux; tout en larmes [En pleurant, avec des larmes, de manière éplorée.]

L'enfant a supplié ses parents en pleurant de ne pas partir.

(Adverb) tränenreich; unter Tränen [Auf eine Weise, die von Tränen oder Weinen begleitet ist.]

Das Kind bat **tearfully** seine Eltern, nicht wegzugehen.

(副詞) 涙を浮かべて、涙ながらに。

子供は涙ながらに両親に去らないでほしいと頼んだ。

(advérbio) chorosamente; com lágrimas; aos prantos; lacrimosamente; em lágrimas [De maneira chorosa; com lágrimas; chorando.]

A criança, chorando, implorou aos pais que não fossem embora.

Word parts: tear + ful + ly

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