tellingly

/ˈtɛɫɪŋɫi/ adv

In a telling manner.

Word Origin The word 'tell' originally meant 'to count' — from Proto-Germanic taljaną, related to 'tale' and 'talk'. So tellingly, when something is revealing, it's like counting up the evidence and making it clear. The shift from counting to narrating is a great example of how words evolve: you count your story's details, then you tell it. The same root gives us 'teller' (someone who counts money) and 'telltale' (a story that counts against you).

adv In a telling manner.

He looked at her tellingly, his expression revealing everything he couldn't say aloud.

(副词) 有力地;意味深长地

他意味深长地看着她,表情透露了一切他无法说出口的话。

(adverbio) reveladoramente; elocuentemente; expresivamente [De manera reveladora o expresiva.]

La miró de manera reveladora, con una expresión que mostraba todo lo que no podía decir en voz alta.

(adverbe) de manière révélatrice; d'une manière éloquente; avec éloquence; d'un air éloquent; d'un air qui en dit long [De manière révélatrice ou éloquente, qui en dit long sans paroles.]

Il l'a regardée **tellingly**, son expression révélant tout ce qu'il ne pouvait pas dire à voix haute.

(Adverb) vielsagend; bedeutungsvoll; aufschlussreich [**tellingly** bedeutet auf eine Weise, die etwas Wesentliches oder Unausgesprochenes deutlich macht.]

Er sah sie **tellingly** an, und sein Blick verriet alles, was er nicht laut sagen konnte.

(副詞) 何かを物語るように。意味ありげに。

彼は声に出して言えない思いを全て表すように、彼女を意味ありげな目つきで見た。

(advérbio) reveladoramente; significativamente [De maneira reveladora.]

Ele olhou para ela de forma reveladora, sua expressão dizendo tudo o que não conseguia expressar em voz alta.

Word parts: tell + ing + ly

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