**副词 (adv.)**:体贴地,考虑周到地。指在言行中顾及他人的感受和需要,表现出关心与尊重。
/kənˈsɪdərətli/
He considerately held the door open for the elderly woman behind him.
他体贴地为身后的老太太扶着门。
She considerately lowered her voice during the meeting so as not to disturb her colleague who was on a phone call.
她在会议中体贴地压低了声音,以免打扰正在接电话的同事。
该词源自形容词 considerate,加上副词后缀 -ly 构成。considerate 来自拉丁语 considerātus,是动词 considerāre 的过去分词,原意为"仔细观察、深思熟虑"。其词根 **con-**(一起)+ sīdus(星辰)暗示古人通过"一同观星"来进行周密思考。后来词义从"深思熟虑"逐渐引申为"顾及他人感受、体贴周到"。