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

• We were mildly surprised to see him again so soon.
  我们对这么快再看到他感到有点诧异。
• Most people with Down syndrome are mildly to moderately retarded.
  大部分唐氏综合症患者都存有轻度至中度的发育迟滞。
• She spoke mildly to us.
  她很和蔼地向我们讲话。
• Molasses are mildly laxative and something of a general tonic.
  糖蜜有些许通便作用，兼具强身功能。
• 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。
• He speaks so mildly, yet firmly and impartially, about politics.
  他谈起政治来是那么温和，然而坚定而公正。
• 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。
• I became mildly obsessed with motor vehicles.
  我变得对汽车有点敏感。
• Study subjects spent two hours in a mildly chilly room& 61 degrees Fahrenheit.
  被研究者在61华氏度的寒冷房间里呆了两个小时。
• They appear to be very sensitive to mildly corrosive environments.
  它们似乎对轻度的腐蚀环境非常敏感。