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zealously

/ˈzɛɫəsɫi/, /ˈziɫəsɫi/ adv

Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.

Word Origin Zealously comes from Greek 'zēlos', meaning passionate enthusiasm or jealousy. The word 'zeal' entered English via Latin, and adding -ous makes it 'full of zeal', then -ly turns it into an adverb. So zealously means doing something with intense dedication. The same root gives us 'zealot' (a fanatic) and 'jealous' (originally from the same Greek word via French).

adv Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.

She zealously defended her beliefs in the debate.

(副词) 狂热地；热忱地；积极地

她在辩论中热忱地捍卫自己的信念。

(adverbio) con fervor; con ahínco; con celo; entusiastamente; con pasión [Como, o de la manera de, un fanático; con gran celo o fanatismo.]

Defendió con fervor sus creencias en el debate.

(adverbe) avec zèle; zélément; ardemment; avec ferveur; passionnément [Avec un zèle intense, presque excessif ; à la manière d'un fanatique.]

Elle a défendu ses convictions avec zèle pendant le débat.

(Adverb) eifrig; inbrünstig; mit Feuereifer [Auf eine Weise, die von übermäßigem Eifer, Fanatismus oder leidenschaftlichem Engagement geprägt ist.]

Sie verteidigte ihre Überzeugungen im Streit **zealously**.

(副詞) 狂信者のように； great な熱意や狂信をもって。

彼女は討論会で自分の信念を熱心に擁護した。

(advérbio) zelosamente; fanaticamente; ardorosamente; com fervor [Como, ou da maneira de, um fanático; com grande zelo ou fanatismo.]

Ela defendeu zelosamente suas convicções no debate.

Synonyms: fervently passionately eagerly enthusiastically ardently devoutly vehemently fanatically Antonyms: apathetically indifferently half-heartedly reluctantly
Word parts: zeal + ous + ly

Related words

zealotry zealousness

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