tactfully
🇬🇧 UK/'tæktfəli/🇺🇸 US/'tæktfəlɪ/
C2
Definitions
adv.
In a careful and sensitive way that avoids offending or upsetting others
机智地;老练地;圆滑地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.tactfully decline婉言拒绝
- 2.tactfully suggest委婉地建议
- 3.tactfully handle妥善处理
- 4.tactfully point out委婉地指出
Example Sentences
- 1.
She tactfully changed the subject when the argument began to escalate.
- 2.
He tactfully pointed out the flaws in the proposal without offending anyone.