thusly
英 ['ðʌslɪ; 'ðʌslɪ]
美
- adv. 因而（等于thus）
英英释义
- 1. in the way indicated;
- "hold the brush so"
- "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
英文词源
- thusly (adv.)
- 1865 (in an Artemus Ward dialect humor piece), from thus + -ly (2). A double adverb. Perhaps originally a humorous or mocking over-correction of thus; it has gained some currency but earns frowns for the user.