mildly

英 [ˈmaɪldli]

美 [ˈmaɪldli]

adv.  轻微地; 稍微地; 和善地; 温和地

BNC.7572 / COCA.8445

习惯用语

adv.

to put it mildly
• 说得委婉些；说得好听一点
  used to show that what you are talking about is much more extreme, etc. than your words suggest
• The result was unfortunate, to put it mildly (= it was extremely unfortunate) .
  说得好听一点，结果是不幸的。

牛津词典

adv.

• 轻微地；稍微地
  slightly; not very much
  1. mildly surprised/irritated/interested
     有点儿吃惊 / 生气 / 感兴趣
• 和善地；温和地
  in a gentle manner
  1. ‘I didn't mean to upset you,’ he said mildly.
     他和颜悦色地说：“我并不是想扫你的兴。”

柯林斯词典

• → see:mild
• PHRASE 说得委婉一些;说得轻一些
  You useto put it mildlyto indicate that you are describing something in language that is much less strong, direct, or critical than what you really think.
  1. But not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely...
     但是说得委婉一些，并不是所有的钱都花得很明智。
  2. To say we are disappointed about this is putting it mildly.
     说我们对此很失望是很客气的说法。

英英释义

adv

• to a moderate degree
  1. he was mildly interested
• in a gentle manner
  1. he talked gently to the injured animal
  Synonym:gently

双语例句

• He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.
  他一丝不苟，带着几分学究气。
• "They do sound like frauds," said my husband mildly.
  “听起来他们很像骗子，”我丈夫温和地说。
• To say we are disappointed about this is putting it mildly.
  说我们对此很失望是很客气的说法。
• The recipient was very, very, mildly insulted.
  接受者深深受到了轻微的侮辱。
• He gave Robin a mildly quizzical glance.
  他有些惊讶地瞥了罗宾一眼。
• I became mildly obsessed with motor vehicles.
  我变得对汽车有点敏感。
• I remember watching Labyrinth as a kid, and even that experience was mildly exhausting for me.
  这让我想起小时候看的电影《魔幻迷宫》，光是看着就已经让我筋疲力尽了。
• 'and you'll miss as, I hope?'she teased him mildly.
  “我想你会想念我们吧，嗯？”她略带几分调侃地对他说。
• Besides, I am happy myself by forgiving others because hatred can render me mildly irritated or absolutely insane.
  再说，宽恕别人我自己快乐，因为仇恨使我愠怒甚至疯狂。
• This creates a mildly disinfecting solution that can be used to flush the toilet.
  它能产生一种温和的消毒液来冲洗厕所。