English Dictionary

gingerly

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒəli/

形容詞

廃用

Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate. / (obsolete) Often of a person or the way they move: dainty, delicate; also, excessively delicate; affected, mincing.

日本語の意味

非常に注意深く、慎重に動く様子 / 繊細で微妙な動作をする様子 / わざとらしく、控えめでかしこまった様子（過剰なほどに繊細・丁寧に）

He took a gingerly step across the creaking floorboard to avoid falling through.

彼は落ちないように、軋む床板の上を慎重に一歩踏み出した。

意味（1）

Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate.

But, ther's somethin' in the very look and voice of Jeems Strebling, even in his gingerly walk, that riles all the black drop in me.

意味（2）

(obsolete) Often of a person or the way they move: dainty, delicate; also, excessively delicate; affected, mincing.

more gingerly （ comparative ）

most gingerly （ superlative ）