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in a way that is correct and/or appropriate 正確地;適當地 How much money do we need to do the job properly? 我們需要多少錢才能做好這件事? The television isn't working properly. 這台電視機出故障了。 The baby was put on a ventilator to help her lungs function properly. 嬰兒戴上了呼吸機,以幫助她的肺正常工作。 Make sure the letter is properly addressed. 一定要正確書寫信上的地址。 Businesses should ensure that staff are properly trained in how to use new systems. 企業應確保員工接受過如何使用新系統的適當培訓。 Paine believed that 'Liberty, properly understood, consist in the power of doing whatever does not injure another.' 潘恩認爲,“正確理解的自由在於能夠做任何不傷害他人的事情。
in a way that is socially or morally acceptable 得體地;恰當地;符合習俗地 You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first. 你先來找我是完全對的。 When will these kids learn to behave properly? 這些孩子何時才能學會規矩些?
really; in fact 真正地;實際上