(用于信函、致辞等)诚挚地;衷心地;热情而有礼貌地。常见于正式或半正式语境,如“cordially invite / cordially welcome”。(另有较少见用法:用于书信结尾的客套语气。)
/ˈkɔːrdiəli/
We cordially invite you to our wedding.
我们诚挚地邀请您参加我们的婚礼。
Though they had disagreed for years, she cordially greeted him at the conference, keeping the conversation professional and calm.
尽管他们多年来一直有分歧,她仍在会议上礼貌而诚挚地向他致意,使谈话保持专业与平和。
源自拉丁语 cor(心)相关的词根,经中古法语与英语发展而来;与 cordial(热情友好的;滋补的)同源,核心含义是“发自内心、由衷地”。