- gingerly
[gingerly 词源字典]
- gingerly: see general
[gingerly etymology, gingerly origin, 英语词源] - gingerly (adv.)
- "extremely cautiously" (of movements, etc.), c. 1600, earlier "elegantly, daintily" (1510s), of unknown origin. Perhaps [OED] from Old French gensor, comparative of gent "dainty, delicate," from Latin gentius "(well)-born" (see gentle). Meaning "extremely cautiously" is from c. 1600.