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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-derived
tacttouch
+
fulfull of, characterized by
+
lyin the manner of
=tactfully

Common 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.

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