properly

adverb

/ˈprɒpəli/

/ˈprɑːpərli/

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(especially British English) in a way that is correct and/or appropriate正确地；适当地
- How much money do we need to do the job properly?我们需要多少钱才能做好这件事？
- The television isn't working properly.这台电视机出故障了。
- The baby was put on a ventilator to help her lungs function properly.婴儿戴上了呼吸机，以帮助她的肺正常工作。
- Make sure the letter is properly addressed.一定要正确书写信上的地址。
- Businesses should ensure that staff are properly trained in how to use new systems.企业应确保员工接受过如何使用新系统的适当培训。
- Paine believed that 'Liberty, properly understood, consist in the power of doing whatever does not injure another.'潘恩认为，“正确理解的自由在于能够做任何不伤害他人的事情。
in a way that is socially or morally acceptable得体地；恰当地；符合习俗地
- You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first.你先来找我是完全对的。
- When will these kids learn to behave properly?这些孩子何时才能学会规矩些？
opposite improperly
really; in fact真正地；实际上
- He had usurped powers that properly belonged to parliament.他僭夺了实际上属于议会的权力。
- The subject is not, properly speaking (= really), a science.严格地说，这门学科不是科学。