workly

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or performing some action or work; performative.
    — workly nature
  2. Diligent; industrious; given to work. UK,dialectal

词形变化

more workly comparative most workly superlative warkly alternative

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English *workly, *werklich, from Old English *weorclīċ (“suitable for work”) (attested in unweorclīċ), equivalent to work + -ly. Compare Scots warkly (“diligent, industrious”), West Frisian werklik (“real, actual”), Dutch werkelijk (“real, actual, factual, effective”), German wirklich (“real, actual, true, substantial”), Hunsrik werklich, Swedish verklig (“real, actual, true”).
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