brotherly

FREQ #23337

a. 兄弟的, 亲兄弟似的, 亲切的

发音

UK /ˈbɹʌð.ə.li/
其它
US /ˈbɹʌð.ɚ.li/

词形变化

brotherlier brotherliest more brotherly 比较级 brotherlier 比较级 most brotherly 最高级 brotherliest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or characteristic of brothers.

    brotherly love

adv.
  1. 1.

    In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.

    Praising and pleading him, / Lovingly needing him, / Brotherly feeding him, / Preaching and speeding him, / Blessing, succeeding Him, / Thus is the Master near,— / Thus is He here!

    I might have seen him, and talked with him brotherly, face to face.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

fraternal brotherlike

反义词 1

sisterly

相关短语

brotherly love 兄弟之爱 City of Brotherly Love 博爱城（美国费拉德尔菲亚市的昵称）

词源

From Middle English brotherly, from Old English brōþorlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlīk, from Proto-Germanic *brōþērlīkaz, equivalent to brother + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Dutch broederlijk (“brotherly”), German brüderlich (“brotherly”), Swedish broderlig (“brotherly”). Piecewise doublet of friarly.

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