ably

Word family  noun ability ≠ inability disability adjective able ≠ unable disabled verb enable ≠ disable adverb ably

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·bly /ˈeɪbli/ adverb  GOOD ATcleverly, skilfully, or well 能干地；巧妙地 She was ably assisted by her team of researchers. 她得到自己研究小组成员的大力帮助。

Examples from the Corpus

ably• Vaughan accompanied Elizabeth Mowbray and her daughter to London and, on arrival, smoothed their path ably and tactfully.• Stratford, Muldoon and Chandler, ably assisted by newcomer Napier, held command in midfield.• He was ably defended by his lawyers.• Especially where alcohol is concerned, this is no joke at all-as the men from Rutgers ably demonstrated in the 1970s.• Hogan ably dissects the issues driving the various manifestations of resistance.• The matter must be investigated and will be most ably, I am sure, by Mr el Zaki, here.• Vicki Hochstedler ably steered the book through the production process.

a·bly adverbChineseSyllable  

well cleverly, skilfully, Corpus or

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a‧bly /ˈeɪbli/ adverbcleverly, skilfully, or well:
    She was ably assisted by her team of researchers.

ablyBrE /ˈeɪbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈeɪbli/ 🔊 adverbskilfully and well 能干地◆We were ably assisted by a team of volunteers. 我们得到一批志愿者的大力协助。🔊🔊  ➡  see also able (2)