rightlyright•ly /'raɪtlɪ/

adv

1. 理所当然地，有道理地

• Bill was rightly punished for his mistake. 比尔因自己的错误而受到了应有的惩罚。

2. 正确地

• He rightly guessed the answer. 他猜对了答案。

• If I remember rightly, she's 20 years old now. 如果我没记错，她现在20岁了。

3. 公正地，公平地

• The decision was rightly made by the leader. 领导做出了公正的决定。

4. 用于否定句 口 肯定地，无疑地

• I can't rightly say whether he will be back in three days. 我不能肯定地说他三天内就会回来。

词组and rightly so 口 (决定或行动等)公正，公平

• Bryan was punished, and rightly so. 布莱恩受到了惩罚，(真是)罪有应得。

rightly or wrongly 且不问对错

• Rightly or wrongly, they did divorce. 且不问对错，他们确实离婚了。