rightly

adverb

/ˈraɪtli/

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for a good reason正当地；理由充分地 synonym justifiably
- The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results.学校为这次出色的考试成绩感到骄傲，这是理所当然的。
- He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so.他为自己的漂亮房子感到骄傲，这是很自然的。
- Quite rightly, the environment is of great concern.当然，环境问题非常受关注。
- Rightly or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets.不管正不正当，反正许多年长者都害怕街头暴力。
Extra Examples
- Rightly or wrongly, he was released early from prison.不论对错，他提前获释了。
- She believed, quite rightly, that he had let her down.她觉得他很让她失望，她这样想没错。
in a correct or accurate way正确地；恰当地；精确地
- As she rightly pointed out, the illness can affect adults as well as children.她说得对，这种病不仅影响儿童，也会影响成年人。
- I can't rightly say what happened.我说不准到底发生了什么事。
- I don't rightly know where he's gone.我说不好他上哪儿去了。
- If I remember rightly, there's a train at six o'clock.如果我没记错的话，六点钟有一趟火车。
Which Word? right / rightly
right / rightly
- Right and rightly can both be used as adverbs. In the sense ‘correctly’ or ‘in the right way’, right is the usual adverb. It is only used after verbs:right 和 rightly 均可用作副词。表示正确地、恰当地，则通常用副词 right；此词只用于动词之后：
  He did it right.他做得对。
  Did I spell your name right?你的名字我拼得对不对？
  Rightly cannot be used like this. In formal language correctly is used:上述用法不能用 rightly，在正式用语中可用 correctly：
  Is your name spelled correctly?你的名字拼正确了吗？
- The usual meaning of rightly is ‘for a good reason’ and it comes before an adjective:rightly 的通常意义为理所当然地，用于形容词前：
  They are rightly proud of their children.他们当然为他们的孩子而骄傲。
  It can be used to mean ‘correctly’ before a verb or in particular phrases:该词亦可表示正确地，用于动词前或某些短语中：
  As you rightly say, we have a serious problem.你说得对，我们有严重困难。
  In North American English rightly is not at all common.

BNC: 4289 COCA: 7631

rightly

Sensible and reasonable: practical, sensible, rational...

Exact and accurate: exact, accurate, perfect...

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