| 词汇 | tactfully |
| 释义 | tactfully adverb uk /ˈtækt.fəl.i/ us /ˈtækt.fəl.i/ in a way that avoids saying or doing anything that could upset someone: 委婉地，圆通地 I tried to say as tactfully as I could that she was totally wrong.我试图尽可能委婉地告诉她她完全错了。 Several friends had tactfully mentioned that when I was ready to start dating, they knew some great men.有几个朋友曾委婉地提到，如果我准备好开始约会，她们认识一些不错的男人。 See tactful One guide gives tips on etiquette, including the correct way to tell a colleague tactfully about his or her body odor. What you must do now is confront your mother with the truth as tactfully and forcefully as possible. "Nice to have met you," said Meredith tactfully and moved off. She wondered how she could tactfully drop a few hints about leaving without inviting a tirade of displeasure from André. Kind & thoughtful accommodating accommodatingly attentive attentively attentiveness cooperatively diplomacy diplomatic diplomatically eunoia motherly neighbourliness neighbourly nice nicely thoughtfulness unmalicious unmaliciously unspoiled warm-hearted You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Polite and respectful Examples of tactfullytactfully She successfully overcomes her fear of hurting casual acquaintances' feelings and ultimately, though tactfully, tells them the truth. He began tactfully by reviewing the past and blaming some previous problems on the underfunding of the inter-war years. But he expressed himself tactfully, in a mild and indirect fashion, choosing to speak his mind through semi-fictional stories which embodied his own historical consciousness, rather than through factual accounts. Cognisant of the fact that their generative efforts were not necessarily valued, many participants described how they tactfully exercised their generative intent to get along well with the next generation. We happen to have a retired brigadier, a very able man who is very good at persuading people, firmly but tactfully. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, when the time came, the nurses took over tactfully, efficiently and with good humour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would have to be done very carefully and tactfully. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been difficult work tactfully and well performed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That needs to be examined carefully and tactfully. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were allowed to presume that he merely said tactfully that certain faces would not fit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In those circumstances it was up to me tactfully not to invite them to help out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall continue to operate tactfully and carefully in this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly it is of vital importance that the approach is made by an experienced person and is made as tactfully and sympathetically as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You have to do it very tactfully apart altogether from the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The crowd was tactfully handled by the police and good order was maintained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tactfully These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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