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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

凝视地

Pronunciation / Transliteration: níngshì de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fixedly/ˈfɪk.sɪd.li/
adverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他凝视着远方。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner directed intently and steadily at someone or something without wavering.

    "She stared fixedly at the painting, analyzing every brushstroke."
  2. 2

    In a way that is firmly established, rigid, or unalterable.

    "His ideas on the subject were fixedly set in tradition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'fixed' (from Old French 'fixe' and Latin 'fixus', past participle of 'figere', meaning 'to fasten'), with the adverbial suffix '-ly' added in Middle English. The term has historically maintained its core meaning of stability, attachment, and unwavering focus.

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