fairly

• adv. 相当地；公平地；简直
• n. (Fairly)人名；(英)费尔利

来自fair, 公平的，公正的。

fairly (adv.)

c. 1400, "handsomely," from fair (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially, justly" is from 1670s. Sense of "somewhat" is from 1805, a curious contrast to the earlier, but still active, sense of "totally" (1590s). Old English had fægerlice "splendidly."

1. She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.

她相当顽固，宗教观念极强。

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2. We have a fairly good idea of what's going on.

我们对正在发生的事有着相当清楚的认识。

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3. We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment.

眼下汇率对我们不利。

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4. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?

那表明此人不讲究穿着，是吧？

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5. She has to work within the limits of a fairly tight budget.

她不得不在相当紧张的预算范围内精打细算。

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